Figurative Language Assessment

Identify the synonym for 'smart':

• Intelligent

• Dumb

• Happy

• Sad

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

Which word is an antonym for 'bright'?

• Dark

• Sunny

• Shining

• Light

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.1.4A

What is alliteration?

• A type of poem with a specific rhyme scheme

• The repetition of first sounds in words

• A figure of speech comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of punctuation mark indicating a pause or break in a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a simile?

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• A comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as'

• A word that sounds like the noise it makes

• A word that describes how something feels

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a synonym?

• Two words that mean the same thing

• Two opposite words

• Comparing words with like or as

• A punctuation symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Choose the pair of antonyms:

• Hot-Warm

• Happy-Joyful

• Big-Small

• Fast-Quick

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the pair of antonyms:

• Open-Close

• Loud-Noisy

• Big-Large

• Fast-Swift

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

What are antonyms?

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Words that sound the same but have different spellings

• Words that have the same meaning

• Words that are opposite in meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

Which example is a simile?

• The tree branches danced in the wind.

• His smile was like a ray of sunshine.

• Love is a battlefield.

• The river flowed gently downstream.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which pair of words are synonyms?

• Happy-Sad

• Big-Large

• Fast-Slow

• Old-New

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A