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Juxtaposition and Analogy

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

8th Grade

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Juxtaposition and Analogy
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the placing of very different things or ideas side by side to emphasize how they are alike or different

juxtaposition

analogy

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

comparison that shows a surprising similarity between two different ideas or things; makes complex ideas clearer to readers

juxtaposition

analogy

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might a heart surgeon explain to a patient that a human heart is like a pump?

to contrast the workings of a heart with the workings of a pump

to use a comparison to explain the way a heart functions

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why would a poet most likely juxtapose the glossy auburn curls on a child's head while the grandfather's grizzly gray beard?

to contrast youth and old age

to compare types of hair

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might an engineer explain a circuit board as being like the map of a city?

to emphasize that we live in a digital age dependent on circuit boards

to describe the connections and complexity of circuit boards

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What might an environmental essayist juxtapose a landfill and a wilderness?

to stress the need for reducing waste to save the wilderness

to demonstrate that wilderness is the best place to put landfills

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might an author compare a spelling bee to a tough political campaign?

to clarify the rules of a spelling bee

to emphasize the degree of competition

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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