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WorksheetsInterpreting Figurative Language
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
"What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?"
-Langston Hughes
This simile asks the reader...
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?"
-Langston Hughes
This simile asks the reader...
a)
If you leave your raisins in the sun, will they dry up?
b)
Whether or not Langston was dreaming about raisins.
c)
If you daydream in the sun, are your dreams deferred?
d)
If you put off your dreams, do they fade away?
2.
Winter had wrapped a white blanket over the city.
The author is implying that...
The author is implying that...
a)
Spring was finally coming
b)
It had snowed
c)
The buildings appeared brighter in the winter
d)
It was so cold that people needed blankets
3.
Marcy became a waterfall when she saw the D on her report card.
The author is saying...
The author is saying...
a)
Marcy screamed
b)
Marcy began to cry
c)
Marcy poured water in her report card
d)
Marcy fell down
4.
The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors.
a)
The boy has an enlarged heart
b)
The boy is very selfish and mean
c)
The boy loves hiking and fishing
d)
The boy is very kind and giving
5.
She had eyes like coffee saucers.
What is the author implying?
What is the author implying?
a)
She had perfectly round eyes.
b)
She had large eyes.
c)
She often thought that she saw UFOs
d)
She had gotted coffee in her eyes.
6.
She made a fatal mistake when she signed the agreement.
The phrase implies that the girl...
The phrase implies that the girl...
a)
died soon after signing
b)
signed her name incorrectly
c)
made a very bad mistake
d)
signed someone's death certificate
7.
Jill's brilliant contribution threw some new light on the problem.
This sentence implies that:
This sentence implies that:
a)
Jill was upset that her new light had problems.
b)
Jill brought a light to the room which made it easier to see.
c)
Jill thre her light out as she got a new one.
d)
Jill's suggestion helped them see things in a new way.
8.
His life was full of struggling that wore him down like a snowman in the spring.
The author is saying...
The author is saying...
a)
His life became easier like flowers blooming in the spring.
b)
He became constantly more exhausted from his life.
c)
His difficult life made him begin to melt.
d)
He struggled all of his life to make a perfect snowman.
9.
The shattered water made a misty din.
Great waves looked over others coming in.
"Once by the Pacific" by Robert Frost
Line 2 of this poem...
Great waves looked over others coming in.
"Once by the Pacific" by Robert Frost
Line 2 of this poem...
a)
makes waves seem human
b)
compares the waves to one another
c)
makes the reader hear the waves
d)
exaggerates the size of the waves
10.
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
What did the author see?
What did the author see?
a)
people dancing beneath the trees
b)
flowers being moved around the breeze
c)
clouds blowing by
d)
a crowd of people floating in a lake
11.
If we keep on pushing this idea forward, it might actually take root.
This phrase means...
This phrase means...
a)
If they keep pushing plants forward it will be difficult for them to take root.
b)
They have ideas about how to make their plants roots better.
c)
If they keep pushing their ideas to the forefront, people will get sick of them.
d)
If they keep promoting the idea, people will begin to accept it.
12.
She was just a trophy to Ricardo.
a)
She was plastic.
b)
She was participating in conversation with Ricardo.
c)
She was a winner.
d)
She was another object to possess and make him look good.
13.
The path of resentment is easier to travel than the road to forgiveness.
a)
It is harder to stay mad and bitter at someone than forgive them.
b)
It is just as easy to be bitter and mad as it is to forgive someone.
c)
When you forgive someone, you have to travel down a path.
d)
Forgiving someone can be much harder than just staying mad or bitter.
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