Interpreting Figures of Speech
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6th - 10th Grade
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Olivia Brooks
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the literal meaning of the phrase 'John's sitting on the fence'?
John is in favor of something.
John is actually sitting on a fence.
John is against something.
John is undecided.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the phrase 'John's sitting on the fence' mean figuratively?
John is against something.
John is in favor of something.
John is actually sitting on a fence.
John is undecided.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
He is a couch potato.
Her skin is as smooth as silk.
The trees were dancing in the breeze.
I have a million things to do today.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the simile 'He ran out of the office like a bat out of hell' mean?
He left slowly.
He left calmly.
He left quickly and chaotically.
He left quietly.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a metaphor?
I slept like a baby.
Her skin is as smooth as silk.
He is a couch potato.
The trees were dancing in the breeze.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of hyperbole?
He is a couch potato.
I have a million things to do today.
The trees were dancing in the breeze.
Her skin is as smooth as silk.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does personification involve?
Using a word in its literal sense.
Exaggerating for effect.
Giving human traits to non-human things.
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.
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CCSS.L.6.5A
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