Jokes and puns

What is Figurative language  

• When you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
• A joke
• Word play 
• When you are so ready for summer that you think you will go crazy 

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Is this a pun?
Lighting dances across the sky.

• True
• False

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Is this a pun?

• True
• False

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What word is missing:
That's the _________ thing I've seen. 

• stupidest
• wierdest
• funniest
• sealiest

Why do ghosts like to ride elevators?

• It lifts their spirits.
• It takes them to new heights.
• It beats floating.
• It takes their breath away.

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I tried to catch some fog.  I mist. 
Pun?

• Yes
• No

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 
Pun?

• Yes
• No

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I'm reading a book about anti-gravity.  I can't put it down.
Pun?

• Yes
• No

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Broken pencils are pointless. 
Pun?

• yes
• No

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What kind of music are balloons afraid of?

• Pop music

• Swing music

• Classical music

• Rock-n-roll

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