Metaphor Practice

Metaphor Practice

Assessment

Passage

English

7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.5.5A, RL.5.4

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Julie Kupec

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of a metaphor?

It always uses the word 'like'

It involves a form of the verb 'to be'

It never uses comparisons

It is always a question

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a basic metaphor?

A comparison using 'as' or 'than'

A comparison over several lines of a poem

A comparison between two unlike things, presenting one as the other

A literal statement

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an extended metaphor?

A metaphor that uses 'like' or 'as'

A metaphor that builds a comparison over several lines or the entire poem

A metaphor that is only one line long

A metaphor that uses only literal language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the basic metaphor in the first stanza of the poem.

Love is a journey

Love is the warmth of a spring day

Love is a destination

Love is courage

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the extended metaphor in the poem.

Love is a journey

Love is a spring day

Love is a destination

Love is courage

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a metaphor suggest?

A direct statement

A comparison

A question

A fact

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a metaphor?

Uses 'like' or 'as'

Involves a form of the verb 'to be'

Suggests a comparison

Connects two terms directly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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