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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
Andrew has decided to turn over a new leaf this year.
Andrew turned over a new page in his book
Andrew changed his behaviour for the better
Andrew changed his behaviour for the worse
Andrew turned over a leaf that had just fallen from a tree
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
She has half-baked ideas and nothing more.
Her ideas are not thought out enough
She likes cooking, but she isn't very good at it
She doesn't bake very well
She cooks better than she bakes
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
He's the apple of her eye.
He's like an apple
She would like to eat him because he looks like an apple
She adores him
She thinks he is evil
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
He lived his life in the fast lane.
He lived in a car which he always drove fast
He's a racing driver
He drives fast
He lived a life full of excitement and activity
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
Mary tried to pull the wool over my eyes.
Mary tries to pull his woollen cap over his eyes
Mary tried to cover his eyes with wool
Mary is teasing him
Mary tried to deceive him
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
Peter is all thumbs; he just spilt my drink.
Peter has no fingers - only two thumbs
Peter is clumsy
Peter only uses his thumbs to pick things up
Peter knocked the drink over with his thumb
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
'Necessity is the mother of invention.'
Someone's mother is a good inventor
Someone's mother has to invent something
Mothers are good inventors
If you really want to do something very much, you will think of a way to do it
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
My name is mud ever since I caused all that trouble at school.
He has been shamed
He has changed his name to mud
He has changed his name to mud
Mud is his nickname
Find the 'hidden' meaning of the given metaphor.
My boyfriend showered me with gifts.
Her boyfriend made her take a shower with his gifts
Her boyfriend threw gifts at her
Her boyfriend gave her endless loads of gifts
Her boyfriend took a shower with her gifts
'Bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft tea-cakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.'
What (or who) is described metaphorically in this passage from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
The mules
The men
The collars
The ladies
