The Westing Game Figurative Language

Judge Ford thought, "If Grace's relationship with Sam Westing was on the ​ ​ (a)   side, her maiden name would be Westing."

• sappy

• regarded

• alibi

• paternal

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"But the Wexler apartment was exactly where the bomber planned to set the next bomb" is an example of ​ (a)  

• foreshadowing.

• setting

• theme

• characterization

Answer explanation

Foreshadowing is when the author provides hints about what will happen later in the story.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees' from 'The Westing Game'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In 'The Westing Game', the phrase 'a sea of troubles' is an example of which figurative language?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Personification

What does the figurative language 'as busy as a bee' imply about a character in 'The Westing Game'?

• A) The character is lazy

• B) The character is hardworking

• C) The character is confused

• D) The character is angry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the figurative language in the sentence: 'The night was a black curtain' from 'The Westing Game'.

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In 'The Westing Game', the phrase 'the silence was deafening' is an example of which figurative language?

• A) Hyperbole

• B) Simile

• C) Metaphor

• D) Personification

Which figurative language is used in 'The Westing Game' to describe a character's eyes as 'sparkling diamonds'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the effect of the figurative language 'the sun smiled down on them' in 'The Westing Game'?

• A) It creates a gloomy atmosphere

• B) It suggests happiness and warmth

• C) It indicates danger

• D) It implies sadness

In 'The Westing Game', the phrase 'time is a thief' is an example of which figurative language?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3