Idiom review 1

An idiom is ... (mark all that apply!)

• a common saying

• figurative language that compares two things

• a figurative language saying that doesn't mean what it says

• figurative language that describes a sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If a person is a fish out of water ...

• They like to swim.

• They don't belong where they are.

• They can't breathe.

• They are silly.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If a person is barking up the wrong tree...

• They are making loud noises.

• They like dogs.

• They like to climb.

• They are looking in the wrong place.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A fly on the wall means

• A person wants everyone to be quiet around them.

• A person is talking to people but no one can hear them.

• A person is climbing around.

• A person wants to be somewhere unnoticed so they can listen and see what is happening.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If you have bigger fish to fry...

• You have something more important to take care of...

• You are cooking.

• You are hungry.

• You have to listen to everything someone is telling you.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You are all ears when...

• You are ignoring your friend.

• You are listening attentively to what someone is saying.

• You are pulling on your ear because it hurts.

• Your ears are cold so you tuck them under your hat.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What type of figurative language is this?

She shares shells with Shoshana.

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language is this?

It was raining cats and dogs.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What type of character conflict does this describe?

An annoying mosquito keeps buzzing by my ear and I have to swat it away multiple times.

• character vs. self

• character vs. society

• character vs. nature

• character vs. technology

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What do you think this idiom means?

She had ants in her pants during the lesson today.

• She couldn't sit still.

• She crawled all around.

• She was really little.

• She liked animals.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B