Context Clues and Figurative Language

"Sometime Angeline could be cold-hearted." What does "cold-hearted" mean?

• She was always cold

• She was mean sometimes

• She could freeze anyone

• None of the above

Omakayas often followed at Angeline's heels like a puppy. What type of figurative language is this?

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• personification

What is the meaning of contentedly as it is used in this sentence?

• slowly

• shyly

• happily

• questioningly

What figurative language is this?

• hyperbole

• personification

• idiom

• metaphor

When my sister decided to apply to several colleges, our mailbox started getting lots of advertisements from other colleges that she had never even heard of. The deluge of letters and post cards filled our mailbox each day.
What does deluge mean in the passage?

• only a few things

• storm

• overwhelmed with a lot of things

What draws a comparison between two things by saying one thing IS another? (Example: Mrs. Swain is a monster)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Refrain

• Onomatopoeia

Based on the context clues, what does the word ESTEEMED mean?

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Mandible is applauded for his life-saving research.

• Held over boiling water

• Very old

• Greatly admired

• Widely despised

In the following context, what does the word GRAVITY mean?"If you knew the gravity of the situation, you wouldn't be laughing," Ms. Willow said quietly. He didn't have to say more to get everyone's attention.

• a force that draws different objects toward each other

• seriousness

• humorousness

• comfortability

What form of figurative language is the following example?

The alarm clock yelled at me to get out of bed this morning.

• Simile

• Paradox

• Euphemism

• Personification

Ugh!!! My teacher makes me read a million pages every class!!!

What is that an example of?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• restatement

• paradox