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Literal & Nonliteral Language

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."

a)

Something is easy.

b)

Something is delicious.

c)

Something is soft and warm.

2.

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

a)

Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

b)

It's raining very heavily.

c)

We are having a tornado.

d)

Animals have learned to fly.

3.

What does it really mean? "I will give you a taste of your own medicine."

a)

I will give you drugs.

b)

I'll give you what you deserve.

c)

the medicine tastes awful

4.

What does it really mean? "caught his eye."

a)

hurt his eye

b)

got an infection in his eye.

c)

got his attention.

5.

What does it really mean? "get cold feet"

a)

his feet are cold

b)

his feet are frozen

c)

get scared

6.

Complete the sentence:

Yazan is always a reliable friend, ......................

a)

he closed up shop.

b)

he caused a quite stir.

c)

he had a shot at.

d)

rain or shine.

7.

complete the sentence.

The football match between Barcelona and Madrid yesterday....................

a)

caused a quite stir.

b)

closed up shop.

c)

got cold feet.

d)

caught his eye.

8.

Complete the sentence:


The restaurant has already ................... for the winter.

a)

rise and shine

b)

got cold feet

c)

closed up shop

d)

tugged at

9.

Is this sentence literal or nonliteral?


The girl had a shot at answering the question.

a)

Literal

b)

Nonliteral

10.

Is this sentence literal or nonliteral?


A lot of workers were moving to Saudi Arabia at the same time.

a)

Literal

b)

Nonliteral