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Comparison Word Problems

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Comparison Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

Anaphora

Analogy

Antithesis

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

Anaphora

Analogy

Antithesis

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word is used to compare two things using 'like' or 'as'?

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the sentence that uses a metaphor.

The stars were like diamonds in the sky.

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

The stars are diamonds in the sky.

The stars shone brightly in the sky.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for a direct comparison between two unlike things?

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence contains a simile?

He is a shining star.

She is as brave as a lion.

The world is a stage.

Time is a thief.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using comparison in writing?

To confuse the reader

To create vivid imagery

To make the text longer

To hide the meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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