Metaphors

Metaphors

2nd - 7th Grade

13 Qs

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Metaphors

Metaphors

Assessment

Quiz

English

2nd - 7th Grade

Hard

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

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

13 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Read the metaphor. What does it mean?

In the school’s race, Ryan was a cheetah.

Ryan tripped the other runners.

Ryan was a fast runner.

Ryan was smarter than the others.

Ryan was the loser in the race.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Read the metaphor.

When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow.

What two things are being compared?

The cat and its prey

The cat and a shadow

The prey and its shadow

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

The house was a carnival.

The house was noisy like a carnival.

The carnival moved into the house

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

He is a walking dictionary. What two things are being compared?

A person and a walker

A person and a dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The basketball player is a racecar on the court. What does this mean?

The basketball player has a motor that can turn on and off.

The basketball player moves quickly. He runs fast.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The wind is a howling wolf. What does this metaphor mean?

The wolf is howling at the wind.

The wind sounds like a wolf howling.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The park was a lake after the rain. What does this metaphor mean?

It rained a lot and the park is flooded.

The lake in the park overflowed.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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