WorksheetsLiteral Versus Figurative language
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
The mouse sat quietly in the corner.
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Figurative
She was as quiet as a mouse.
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His room was a mess.
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His room was a pigsty.
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I am extremely bored.
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I’m dying of boredom.
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When the circus came to town, some of the performers stayed in our spare bedrooms.
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Living with my brothers and sisters is like living in the middle of a circus.
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The sun was shining all day.
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That day, the sun smiled upon us.
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The golden rays of the sun playfully tickled our upturned faces.
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His anger was a wild and violent storm that left just as quickly as it came.
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When he found out about the scandal, he was very angry.
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My emotions are an open book.
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I wear my heart on my sleeve.
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It is often very easy to tell what I am feeling because I am always very expressive.
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