Identifying and Using Metaphors

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a characteristic of metaphors?
Metaphors cannot evoke emotions or create vivid imagery.
Metaphors use connecting words like 'like' or 'as'.
Metaphors create shallow associations and connections.
Metaphors suggest that one thing is another.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Her voice was music to his ears.
The storm raged like a lion.
The classroom is a zoo.
Life is a rollercoaster.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the definition of a metaphor?
Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison.
Metaphors make comparisons by stating that one thing is another thing.
Similes directly compare two different things without using connecting words.
Metaphors create vivid mental images by comparing something unfamiliar to something familiar.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a characteristic of metaphors?
Metaphors create vivid mental images by comparing something unfamiliar to something familiar.
Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison.
Metaphors make comparisons by stating that one thing is another thing.
Similes directly compare two different things without using connecting words.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"The city was a jungle." is an example of what type of figurative language?
alliteration
simile
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
The computer at the back of the class is a dinosaur!
Simile
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The boy was upset at himself.
The boy was a tornado of emotion
The boy said he'd die of shame
The boy did not like what he'd done.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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