Figurative Language Simile and Metaphor

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?
The baby had 8 legs.
The baby lives in the sea.
The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
The baby was sleeping.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.
simile
metaphor
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word means: 'To compare two objects using the words like or as?'
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
4.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig is an example of a (a) .
Simile
Metaphor
Answer explanation
The phrase 'Jacob was a real pig' is a metaphor because it directly compares Jacob's behavior to that of a pig, implying he was greedy or messy without using 'like' or 'as', which would indicate a simile.
5.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Comparison using like or as... (a)
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Idiom
Symbol
Personification
Tags
7.9D
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Simlie
Metaphor
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
What are the two unlike things being compared in the sentence below?
Time is as cruel as a thief in the night.
(a) (b)
Time
is
cruel
thief
night
as
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