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Metaphors
Quiz
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English
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2nd - 7th Grade
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Hard
+1
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the metaphor. What does it mean?
In the school’s race, Ryan was a cheetah.
Ryan tripped the other runners.
Ryan was a fast runner.
Ryan was smarter than the others.
Ryan was the loser in the race.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the metaphor.
When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow.
What two things are being compared?
The cat and its prey
The cat and a shadow
The prey and its shadow
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The house was a carnival.
The house was noisy like a carnival.
The carnival moved into the house
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
He is a walking dictionary. What two things are being compared?
A person and a walker
A person and a dictionary
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The basketball player is a racecar on the court. What does this mean?
The basketball player has a motor that can turn on and off.
The basketball player moves quickly. He runs fast.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The wind is a howling wolf. What does this metaphor mean?
The wolf is howling at the wind.
The wind sounds like a wolf howling.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The park was a lake after the rain. What does this metaphor mean?
It rained a lot and the park is flooded.
The lake in the park overflowed.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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