Figurative Language #2
Authored by Sandra Bost
English
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the simile in this text suggest?
At an annual festival in Turkey, whirling dervishes practice a tradition of spinning like tops to commemorate the teachings of one of their spiritual leaders.
The dancers rotate rapidly.
The dancers play with toys.
The dancers get dizzy.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Devon felt a roller coaster of emotions when she heard the news, she couldn't decide if it was a positive or negative decision.
Devon felt sick to her stomach.
Devon had varied feelings.
Devon felt delighted about the news.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
He reads incessantly; new ideas are food for his mind.
He is stimulated by new ideas.He often reads about food and cooking.
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He often reads about food and cooking.
He is stimulated by new ideas.
He reads instead of eating.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Someone had better turn on the heat," Lucy said, sweat glistening on her face. What does Lucy mean?
The temperature was too warm.
The temperature was just right.
The temperature was frigid.
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CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
—Marcel Proust
People nourish our souls when they make us happy.
People who cultivate beautiful gardens make us happy.
We should be thankful when people give us flowers.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
Lydia has a lot on her plate: she is attending college, has a full-time job as a waitress, and volunteers at the animal shelter.
Lydia has a lot of responsibilities.
Lydia has worked up an appetite.
Lydia doesn't have time to eat with all of her responsibilities.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the personification in this text suggest?
While the plumber was under the sink fiddling with the pipes, the drain burped up a spray of brown water.
The drain burped after it swallowed the man.
The pipes broke suddenly.
The drain noisily released some water.
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CCSS.L.6.5A
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