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Figurative Language

Authored by Sherry Williams

English

3rd Grade

CCSS covered

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Match the figurative language definition with the correct word.

onomatopoeia

a comparison using like or as

personification

exaggeration to an extreme

simile

a comparison without like or as

metaphor

words that sound like their action

hyperbole

giving human ability to nonhuman object

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

Her hair is as brown as muddy dirt. ​ (a)  

The cruel tornado ripped the roof off the shed. ​ (b)  

The salamander sulked silently with his sister.​ (c)  

​ His teacher was an angry volcano after the disruption. ​ (d)  

simile
personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read this sentence.

She was as slow as a snail.

What are the two things being compared in this simile.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The wind whispered through the trees.

She is as brave as a lion.

Time is a thief.

He has a heart of stone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The wind whispered through the trees.

She is as brave as a lion.

Time is a thief.

He has a heart of stone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

  1. 1. "Can you hurry up? 2. There are a million dogs in here, and I'd like to get home before next year!" the boss yelled to Saly. 3. Saly liked to take her time with each dog and make sure they were treated like gold. 4. Some people complained that Saly was as slow as a snail, but she didn't care. 5. Each dog was special to her.

Which sentence from the paragraph is a hyperbole?

sentence 1

sentence 2

sentence 3

sentence 4

sentence 5

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

"Can you hurry up? There are a million dogs in here, and I'd like to get home before next year!" the boss yelled to Saly. Saly liked to take her time with each dog and make sure they were treated like gold. Some people complained that Saly was as slow as a snail, but she didn't care. Each dog was special to her.

Why was the boss mad at Sally?

She needed help

She was playing with the dogs

She was taking too long

She did not do what she was supposed to do

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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