Figurative Language Assessment

In the morning, I'm like a snake in the spring: I need to lie out on a warm rock and let the sun sink into me for a while before I can start wiggling around and get on with the day. But Mama and Dad aren't like that at all.

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The superhero tried to catch the villain! He raced down the street, climbed up the side of the building, and leaped into the air! He was a heat seeking missile on the tail of his target, and he was not going to miss this time. The city would be safe tonight!

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By the time I was finished, my heart was a sharp, black stone that was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand. It was so hard nobody could break it and so sharp that it would hurt anyone who touched it.

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Apologizing is like spring-cleaning. First of all, you don't want to do it. But there is something inside of you, or somebody outside of you who's standing there with their hands on her hips saying, "It's time to make things right around here," and there is no getting out of it.

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One day, out of the blue, Mrs. Wordly's van just quit working. There was no warning at all. Nothing had been going wrong. She was just driving down the road and the car went, "clunk...clunk...clunk," until it stopped.

What does "out of the blue" mean?

• Asking someone to stop what they are doing because it bothers you

• Something that happens without warning or is unexpected

• You firmly say that something is not allowed.

• You don't like it very well.

The youngest Wordly girl was feeling under the weather, so she came home from school early to rest. She just didn't feel well. Her head was hurting and her muscles were aching.

What does "under the weather" mean?

• Agreeing with someone

• Not feeling well

• Happens very fast

• Freed from blame

Mr. and Mrs. Wordly were on the fence about whether or not to let their son go camping with his friend for the weekend. They couldn't decide what to do. He would miss his soccer game on Saturday, but camping would be a lot of fun.

What does "on the fence" mean?

• You have a lot of something.

• Something happens very fast

• You are undecided what to do.

• You are heading for a lot of trouble.

When the youngest Wordly girl learned to ride her bike, she made it look like a piece of cake. It was so easy for her she didn't even wobble or tip over.

What does "piece of cake" mean?

• It's raining really hard outside.

• To help out as much as you are able.

• To tell someone what's bothering you.

• Something is very easy for you.

After reading the sentence using figurative language, choose the literal sentence that means the same thing.

Our dog's stomach is a bottomless pit.

• Our dog's stomach has a hole in it.

• Our dog likes to eat a lot of food.

• Our dog's stomach has a peach pit in it.

After reading the sentence using figurative language, choose the literal sentence that means the same thing.

Her mind is like a calculator.

• Math is easy for her to do in her mind.

• Math is hard for her to do.

• She likes to read a lot.