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Figurative Language: The Airport

Authored by TIMOTHY HICKEY

English

7th Grade

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Figurative Language: The Airport
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the definition of allusion?

comparing two things using "like" or "as" to show how they have a similar quality

a reference to a famous person, historical event, place, movie or song

having repeated sounds at the beginning of words

an exaggeation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words could replace the word "zoo" in line 2 without changing the meaning of the metaphor or sentence?

circus

golf course

restaruant

duck pond

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The personification in line 9 implies that the conveyer belt is...

broken

shiny

stuck

slow

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two things are being compared in the simile in lines 3-4?

Jason and a butterfly

Jason and travelers

Jason and a puppy

Jason and Mr. T.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is expressed using a word that sounds like the idea it represents?

metaphor

idiom

alliteration

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is expressed in this quote: "His mother got in line behind about a million other travelers."

hyperbole

metaphor

idiom

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What allusion is made to a famous TV star from the 70s?

Media Image
Media Image
Media Image
Media Image

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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