Puns and Adages
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An adage is?
a phrase or short saying that states a general truth or gives advice.
a joke that makes a play on words, typically by using words that sound similar, but have different meanings.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A pun is?
a phrase or short saying that states a general truth or gives advice
a joke that makes a play on words, typically by using words that sound similar, but have different meanings.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Adage
Pun
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I used to be a transplant surgeon, but my heart just wasn't in it.
Adage
Pun
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Look before you leap.
Pun
Adage
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CCSS.L.8.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The best things in life are free.
Adage
Pun
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It's pointless to write with a broken pencil.
Pun
Adage
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CCSS.L.8.5A
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