1.1 HMH The Year of the Rat Figurative Language

What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

That profession is a cold door.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

Choose the example of personification?

• the wind blew across my face

• the wind blew my hair

• the wind bit my face

• the wind was stronger than ever

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

What two things are being compared in this simile?

The fish sparkled like fireflies.

• fish and sparkles

• fish and oranges

• sparkle and fireflies

• fish and fireflies

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence?

The orange fish glide through the water like floating orange peels.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

Dad's words warmed me as if I had put on a fur coat.

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

What two things are being compared in this simile?

Sam Mercer looked like a gingerbread cookie with icing.

• Sam Mercer and Icing

• Icing and a Cookie

• Sam Mercer and a Gingerbread Cookie

• Cookie and Snow

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

Choose the sentence that uses imagery.

• The ball whizzed through the air.

• I threw the ball.

• The ball was caught by him.

• Wow, look at that throw.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What sense is the author appealing to?

Deep inside of me, I heard a tiger roar loudly.

• sight

• touch

• sound

• feel

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What two things are being compared in the following simile. Becky was looking at me with her head cocked like a pigeon.

• Becky and a pigeon

• pigeon and her head

• Becky and her eyes

• Her head and her eyes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Look at this example of imagery. What sense is the author appealing to?

The footsteps crunched the carpet of golden leaves as they passed.

• sound

• sight

• touch

• taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4