interpreting fig lang

After studying all night, Charles walked around like the living dead.

• The author uses an oxymoron to describe Charles' performance on his test.

• The author uses an oxymoron to emphasize how slowly Charles walked.

• The author uses a simile to compare Charles to a dead person.

• The author uses a simile to describe how hard Charles studied.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The new employee spoke out of turn at the staff meeting and got off on the wrong foot.

• The author uses an idiom to describe an employee's bad start on a new job.

• The author uses an idiom to describe how an employee twisted his ankle on the job.

• The author uses hyperbole to describe the extreme behavior of an employee.

• The author uses hyperbole to emphasize the boring lengths of the staff meeting.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the sentence below actually mean?

Lightning danced across the sky.

• The lightning was at a dance party.

• The lightning was bad at dancing.

• There was a lot of lightning in the sky during a storm.

• There was no lightning in the sky.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the sentence below actually mean?

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

• The car was not starting and making noises.

• The car was a big complainer.

• The car started up perfectly normal.

• The car hurt the person inside.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the sentence below actually mean?

The new iPhone costs an arm and a leg.

• The new iPhone does not cost a lot of money.

• Someone can get the new iPhone for free

• The iPhone is expensive

• You need to pay for the phone with your arm and leg.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

My room is a disaster zone.

• Construction it happening in my room.

• My room is clean.

• My room is messy.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

My friend has a heart of gold.

• My friends is kind and helps everyone.

• My friend is mean.

• My friend's heart is made of real gold.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys.

• The girls thumb was sore.

• The girl stood out in front of the group of boys.

• The girl was in the wrong line.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the following metaphor:

Kathy arrived at the grocery store with an army of children.

• The U.S. military needed to go grocery shopping.

• She wanted to join the military instead of going grocery shopping.

• She brought a lot of children to the grocery store.

• She wished she could go shoe shopping instead.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of the following metaphor:

Each blade of grass was a tiny sword pointed firmly at our bare feet.

• The grass created an uncomfortable feeling on the bottom of their feet.

• The grass is tall.

• The grass is dead.

• The grass needed to be cut.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D