Idioms

Suzy's smile is like a ray of sunshine.

• Suzy's smile is bright and pretty.
• Suzy is frowning.
• Suzy is pouting.
• Suzy is smiling.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

That boy is in the doghouse.

• The boy is sitting in a doghouse.
• The boy is happy.
• The boy is getting a reward.
• The boy is in trouble.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The athlete is fit as a fiddle.

• The athlete is overweight.
• The athlete is out of shape.
• The athlete is very fit and strong.
• The athlete is slow.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Don't cry over spilled milk.

• You spilled milk on the floor.
• You spilled something on the floor.
• Don't cry because it is not a big deal.  
• Cry, Cry, Cry

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

My friend is a pain in the neck.

• My friend's neck hurts.
• My friend needs help.
• My friend went to the hospital.
• My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Don't be a back seat driver.

• Don't tell me how to drive.
• You are driving a car from the backseat.
• You are sitting in the backseat.
• You are talking in the backseat of the car.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Cut to the chase.  

• You cut something with a knife.
• Get to the point.  Tell me what you need!
• You were cut by something else. 
• You chased another person.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"Out of the blue, a time machine appeared in my living room!" The blue text is an example of...

• a simile
• an idiom
• hyperbole
• an oxymoron

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is an idiom?

• A comparison not using like or as
• An exaggeration
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
• The same beginning sounds repeated

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a metaphor?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A comparison not using like or as
• Words that are sounds
• A comparison using like or as

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4