Literal vs Nonliteral

Determine whether the expression below is meat to be figurative or literal. "My teacher told me to pull myself together after my argument with a classmate."

• Figurative

• Literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

• She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.

• She hurt my leg.

• She was joking with me. 

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The water was rising in the river because of the rain.

• Literal

• Not Literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When she sings her voice is like velvet.

• Literal

• Not Literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Literal

• Not Literal

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Grant always turns in his homework.

• Literal

• Not Literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Mike was so angry that steam was coming out of   his ears.

• Literal

• Not Literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

I’ve told you a million times to clean up your room.

• Literal

• Not Literal

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Deciding on who is the better artist, Michael Jackson or Elvis, is like comparing apples and oranges.

• Michael Jackson loves apples. Elvis loves oranges.

• The two artists are so different from one another that they cannot be compared.

• The two artists are so similar to one another that they can be compared

• Michael Jackson and Elvis live eating fruit.

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Sue shouted at her kid brother, Rob, for riding her bike without asking. Rob smiled at her because he knew that her bark was worse than her bite

• Rob thinks Sue is mean

• Sue barks when she is upset.

• Rob knows that Sue is loud but not dangerous

• Sue should learn to share.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4