WorksheetsUnderstatement & Allusion- Akeelah, Jacob
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is Allusion?
"A play on words"
I don't know
Video Game
Something with a deceptive appearance
What all questions are Understatements?
The thunderstorm isn't that bad.
Your mom is like a spartan!
She was as pretty as a poppy.
The Titanic isn't that long it's only just 3hr 15min!
What is the following question?
'' He gets one three-point shot in gym class and now he thinks he's Steph Curry.''
Allusion
Understatement
Similie
Irony
Which question is Allusion?
Our city needs a real-life Batman.
She was as pretty as a teapot sitting in the sun.
I’ll be your Romeo if you’ll be my Juliet.
CRASH! BAM! BOOM!
What is an Understatement?
Used to make the situation less meaningful
like or as
mimics of sounds in text speech
I do not know
Which of the following is an Understatement?
After coming home to find that your dog has torn apart couch cushions and strewn stuffing all over the floor: "Well, you had a little fun while I was gone."
She was so angry her head was blowing steam.
She did it! Not me!
I want to grow those big fat Elvis sideburns.
Which sentences are Understatement and Allusion?
I’ve got the speed and power of a young Mike Tyson.
As Thomas chased after the bus, he felt like he was Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings.
I'd always thought lightning was something only I could see.
Telling a friend about the expensive trip you just took to Disney World: "It's a little pricy."
What is the following sentence making an understatement of?
"In the middle of an intense thunderstorm: "We're having a little rain.'' ''
It is an understatement about the storm's strongest instead of the actual strength.
It is an understatement of how the thunderstorm is doing.
It is an understatement of nothing.
It is a random understatement.
Is the following sentence the correct use of Allusion?
"I'll have you know I've written over fifty novels."
No, it is not!
Definitely!
Yes.
I do not know!
Which is the following a correct use of Understatement?
When you have lost a thousand dollars in a poker game: "I lost a couple of dollars."
The irony of the situation wasn't lost on anyone in the room.
Now I need to ponder my existence and ask myself if I'm truly real.
He would only survive if he kept the fire going and he could hear thunder in the distance.
