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READING 5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the analogy.

Page is to book as tree is to ____.

a)

chips

b)

car

c)

forest

d)

barl

2.
rose is to flower as hammer is to_______
a)
nail
b)
screw
c)
wrench
d)
tool
3.

right : correct :: under : ______

a)

below

b)

under

c)

beside

d)

over

4.

FISH : AQUARIUM :: DOG : _____________

a)

BARN

b)

KENNEL

5.

TEACHER : LESSON PLAN :: DOCTOR : ________________

a)

HAMMER

b)

STETHOSCOPE

6.

Adrian was going to accept a job offer in China, but after thinking about how much he would miss his wife in the Philippines, he had _______________

a)

a change of heart

b)

night owl

c)

see red

d)

best of both worlds

7.

I have a report to submit tomorrow and I have not started it. So I guess I will be __________________ tonight.

a)

feel blue

b)

burn the midnight oil

c)

early bird

d)

through thick and thin

8.

Jackson received a special prize because he was _____________.

a)

early bird

b)

feel blue

c)

see red

d)

night owl

9.

What is the meaning of "cry over spilled milk"?

a)

something that is easy to do

b)

something that is unrealistic

c)

to be unhappy of a past event

d)

to be or appear to be embarrassed

10.

What is the meaning of "the grass is greener on the other side"?

a)

in writing

b)

very rarely

c)

greet someone with hospitality

d)

it is happier if things were different

11.

Our cabinets remain squeak-and-creak free. That’s guaranteed for 10 years.

The phrase 'squeak-and-creak' appeals to which sense?

a)

Sight

b)

Sound

c)

Smell

d)

Taste

e)

Touch

12.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

My fingers lingered on the familiar leaves...

a)

touch

b)

smell

c)

taste

13.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house. . .

a)

smell

b)

hearing

c)

touch

14.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

a)

smell

b)

sight

c)

taste

15.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

I appreciate the beautiful flowers in the garden . . .

a)

sight

b)

touch

c)

hearing

16.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
17.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
18.
Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
19.
Simile or Metaphor?
He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
20.
Simile or Metaphor?
He is a night owl because he stays up late.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
21.

I will die for you.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

22.

The flowers danced with the wind.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

23.

The telephone yelled for me to answer it.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

24.

My mom acts like she is a million years old.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

25.

We ate mile high ice-cream cones

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification