Allusion Bell Work
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
My diet was going well until the new chocolate store went in down the street, chocolate is my Achilles’ heel.
literature/mythology
biblical
historical
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden.
biblical
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Jana warned her friend Mary against dating Luke because he thinks he is Romeo.
literary
biblical
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
By allowing the baby not to finish eating before leaving the table, the mom opened Pandora’s box and soon was sitting alone at the table.
mythology
biblical
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Last Spring, I thought it might rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
biblical
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In Greek mythology, Achilles's mother dips him in a river that protects his body wherever it touches. His heel does not get wet, so it is the one part of his body left unprotected. During the Trojan War, an arrow hits Achilles in the heel and kills him.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Red velvet cupcakes were Stacy's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In Greek mythology, a mythical bird called the phoenix lives for hundreds of years before bursting into flames at its death. However, it soon rises from its own ashes and is reborn.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Fans debated whether their team would rise from the ashes.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.4
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