Figure of Speech on Meaning and Tone
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
7th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
"Someone had better turn on the heat," Trisha said, sweat glistening on her face.
a. the temperature was too warm.
b. the temperature was too cool.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand.
—Keane, "Somewhere Only We Know"
a. The singer is in the strange frightening place.
b. The singer has walked the path many times before.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
"This is the best day of my life," Mr. Roy mumbled after his car broke down on the way to an important job interview.
a. Mr. Roy was having a bad day.
b. Mr. Roy already running late.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the simile in this text suggest?
At an annual festival in Turkey, whirling dervishes practice a tradition of spinning like tops to commemorate the teachings of one of their spiritual leaders.
a. The dancers rotate rapidly.
b. The dancers move like children.
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 does the allusion in this text suggest?
A Good Samaritan identified only as Mr. Li captured the world's attention in May 2014 when he rushed across a street in China to catch a baby falling from a window.
a. The man generously helped a stranger.
b. The man was quick-thinking.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
It's only forty miles to the ranch as the crow flies, but on the winding local roads, it takes about two hours.
a. Onomatopoeia
b. Idiom
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
In May 2014, when wildfires threatened parts of San Diego County in California, firefighters worked around the clock in an effort to control the blaze.
a. Verbal irony
b. idiom
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
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