WorksheetsNon-literal language
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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!
The Grinch is very cuddly
The Grinch is nice to his friends
The Grinch is mean to others
The Grinch is an only child
Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: You’re as cuddly as a cactus
You are soft to cuddle
You are nice to others
You are not cuddly at all
You are helpful to others
Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: Your heart’s an empty hole
Your heart has a hole in it
You don't have any friends
You don't have love for others in your heart
You were born without a heart
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!"
The Grinch lives with a skunk
The Grinch doesn't wash his laundry
The Grinch does not have a soul
The Grinch is a smelly and mean person
Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: You are my sunshine
You are very bright
You are important to me
You are not my friend
You look like the sun
Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: The highway was a parking lot
The cars were parked on the highway
The highway had lines like a parking lot
The highway was moving fast
The highway was full of stopped traffic
Determine the meaning of non-literal phrase: Kasey is a walking dictionary
Kasey is very smart
Kasey walks really fast
Kasey likes to read the dictionary
Kasey does not like school
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
Tornadoes are fun to watch
Tornadoes are very destructive
Tornadoes are not that bad
Tornadoes are like people
Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: Tornadoes are nature’s bulldozer
Tornadoes move like a bulldozer
Tornadoes are heavy machinery
Tornadoes destroy everything in their path
Tornadoes are found in nature
Determine the meaning of the non-literal phrase: Tornadoes are powerful like a wrecking ball
Tornadoes are shaped like a ball
Tornadoes cause people to wreck
Tornadoes are powerful and destructive
Tornadoes are not that strong
