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Which of the following is a simile?

• She is a smart cookie.
• The cow goes MOOO!
• He is a fast as lightning.
• Red fish, blue fish

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You will find the fountain at the rear of the building. 

• the part of something that is closest to the back
• to rise on the hind legs
• to care for during the early stages of life

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The frightened baby trembled when he couldn't find his mother. What does trembled mean? 

• yelled
• shook
• laugh
• cry

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Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
That's a low price.

• That's dirt cheap.
• Don't let the bed bugs bite.
• Shake a leg.

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An idiom is a group of words which mean something different from its actual meaning. 
Example: That is just a drop in the bucket. 

• idiom 
• alliteration 
• hyperbole 

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My mom is going to kill me if I don't complete my homework.

• Hyperbole
• Not a hyperbole

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Mister Sun
Wakes up at dawn,
Puts his golden
Slippers on,
Climbs the summer
Sky at noon,
Trading places
With the moon.
is an example of 

• personification
• alliteration
• repetition

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What does “I’m all ears” really mean?

• I am listening very closely to what you have to say.
• My ears are too big.
• I can hear really well.

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words and phrases that require you to distinguish between literal and figurative meanings.  Some examples are similes and metaphors.

• drama
• author
• figurative language
• meter

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"At this high altitude, we hover:
the helicopter chop-chop-chopping
the air."
The author most likely uses this figurative language to emphasize...

• The sound of the helicopter's blades spinning
• how high the helicopter is flying
• how the speaker feels about heights
• the view the speaker is seeing from above

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