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What is an idiom?

• A bird?

• A device used to confuse the reader.

• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

• A group of words that begin with the same sound.

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

• Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

• It's raining very heavily.

• We are having a tornado.

• Animals have learned to fly.

Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.

• To confuse the audience.

• To be mean.

• To cause frustration in the reader.

When answering multiple choice questions, what is the first thing you should do?

• always choose C

• read all answer choices first

• look for a pattern with the letters

• choose your favorite letter

What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."

• Something is easy.

• Something is delicious.

• Something is soft and warm. 

What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."

• She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.

• She hurt my leg.

• She was joking with me. 

What is a metaphor?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A comparison not using like or as

• Words that are sounds

• A comparison using like or as

What is a simile?

• comparison using like or as

• comparison not using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• word that is a sound

What does it really mean: "I'm in a pickle!"

• I'm happy

• I'm in trouble

• I'm inside a pickle

• I'm joking

Which is correct?

• They're going to give there car away.

• They're going to give their car away.

• There going to give their car away.

• Their going to give they're car away.