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Non-literal language

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

In the following stanza, how does the author feel about the grinch?


You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch

You really are a heel

You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch

You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel!

a)

The Grinch is very cuddly

b)

The Grinch is nice to his friends

c)

The Grinch is mean to others

d)

The Grinch is an only child

2.

Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: You’re as cuddly as a cactus

a)

You are soft to cuddle

b)

You are nice to others

c)

You are not cuddly at all

d)

You are helpful to others

3.

Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: Your heart’s an empty hole

a)

Your heart has a hole in it

b)

You don't have any friends

c)

You don't have love for others in your heart

d)

You were born without a heart

4.

Given the following stanza, which statement is true about the Grinch?


You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch

You're a nasty-wasty skunk

Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch

The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote"Stink, stank, stunk!"

a)

The Grinch lives with a skunk

b)

The Grinch doesn't wash his laundry

c)

The Grinch does not have a soul

d)

The Grinch is a smelly and mean person

5.

Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: You are my sunshine

a)

You are very bright

b)

You are important to me

c)

You are not my friend

d)

You look like the sun

6.

Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: The highway was a parking lot

a)

The cars were parked on the highway

b)

The highway had lines like a parking lot

c)

The highway was moving fast

d)

The highway was full of stopped traffic

7.

Determine the meaning of non-literal phrase: Kasey is a walking dictionary

a)

Kasey is very smart

b)

Kasey walks really fast

c)

Kasey likes to read the dictionary

d)

Kasey does not like school

8.

Given the following poem, how does the author feel about tornadoes?


Tornadoes

Twisting, breaking, chasing

They are as powerful as a wrecking ball

Destroying anything they touch

Dark and deadly

They are nature’s bulldozer

Angrily knocking down

Everything in their path

a)

Tornadoes are fun to watch

b)

Tornadoes are very destructive

c)

Tornadoes are not that bad

d)

Tornadoes are like people

9.

Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: Tornadoes are nature’s bulldozer

a)

Tornadoes move like a bulldozer

b)

Tornadoes are heavy machinery

c)

Tornadoes destroy everything in their path

d)

Tornadoes are found in nature

10.

Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: Tornadoes are powerful like a wrecking ball

a)

Tornadoes are shaped like a ball

b)

Tornadoes cause people to wreck

c)

Tornadoes are powerful and destructive

d)

Tornadoes are not that strong