Figurative Language
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English
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10th Grade
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Nicola Dixon
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language found in the following sentence:
Katie collaborated with the concerned citizens of the city.
hyperbole
metaphor
alliteration
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Which words in the sentence are a demonstration of alliteration?
Katie collaborated with the concerned citizens of the city.
(a) (b) (c)
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language found in the following sentence:
Jasmine heard the trees whispering in the forest.
hyperbole
metaphor
alliteration
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What is the inanimate (non-human) thing, and what is it doing that is human-like?
Jasmine heard the trees whispering in the forest.
(a) (b)
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the correct type of figurative language found in the following sentence:
Time is as cruel as a thief in the night.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What are the two unlike things being compared in the sentence below?
Time is as cruel as a thief in the night.
(a) (b)
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word indicates the following sentence is a simile?
Time is as cruel as a thief in the night.
as
time
cruel
thief
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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