3rd Grade Figurative Language

My brother is such a pig when he eats.

What does this figurative language mean above?

• He barely eats his food

• He is clean when he eats

• He is sloppy when he eats

• He needs someone to feed him

"This homework is a breeze" means...

• The homework had a ton of questions

• The homework was challenging

• There aren't a lot of questions

• The homework was very easy

A comparison using like or as is a...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

I am going to pass the magnets test with flying colors because I studied hard last night!

What does the phrase "pass with flying colors" mean in the sentence above?

• I will be successful on the test

• I am going to fail the test

• I am going to do nothing on the test

• I have no idea what I am doing

 

Ana is as slow as molasses in the mornings.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

A figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase is called

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

The students are as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

T/F- The students were not completing their work and were being lazy in the sentence above.

• True

• False

A comparison where one this is said to be another is a...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idioms

I am going to pass the magnets test with flying colors because I studied hard last night!

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

"The trees were dancing in the wind" means...

• The trees are dancing

• The wind is blowing hard

• The trees are not moving

• There are animals moving in the trees