Euphemism and usage
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Referring to a person as "eccentric" means they are...
normal
strange or unusual
very boring
filled with joy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
We were upset by the cancellation of the game. it was the last game of the season and we wouldn't get another chance to play. Why did it have to rain?
called off the game
lost the game
won the game
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the idiom or euphemism in the following sentence from a book: 'She's in a better place now.'
Euphemism
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pick the "just right" word. You may open a new tab and in order to obtain the definition of an unknown word. Pay close attention to the context clues.
Shayla though her best friend's cat had lost too much weight. Hoping not to be too negative, Shayla told her that the cat looked ____.
skinny
scrawny
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The phrase 'senior citizen' is a ------- for 'old person'
yufemeesm
euphemism
eufemism
eufemeesm
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
substituting an inoffensive word or phrase for an unpleasant or embarrassing expression
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which would you rather be called?
thrifty
cheap
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