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Metaphor

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Metaphor
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ballerina is a swan gliding across the stage.

What is being compared in this metaphor?

the ballerina and a swan

the ballerina

the ballerina and the stage

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

1 min • 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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The kids were monkeys on the playground. What does this metaphor mean?

The kids were running, jumping, and hanging everywhere on the playground equipment.

The kids saw monkeys on the playground.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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