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English Lab - Figurative Language
Identify: When my dad found out, he blew his top.
Which is correct: Your or You're
English Lab - Figurative Language
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Which is correct: Your or You're
Your mother is so nice!
All answers are correct.
You're my best friend.
You're not going to believe this!
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Identify: When my dad found out, he blew his top.
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
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Identify: Something fishy is going on around here!
Simile
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
4
A synonym is
A word that has the opposite meaning
None of the answers are correct
A word that has a different meaning
a word that is spelled the same
5
What does PERSECUTED mean: Slaves were PERSECUTED, or mistreated, by their masters.
Mistreated
Loved
Cared for
masters
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Identify: I was shaking like a lost child.
Metaphor
Idiom
Hyperbole
Simile
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INFER: Kyle ran into the house slamming the door behind him.
Kyle is in a hurry.
Kyle is very hungry.
Kyle loves cats.
Kyle is having a good day.
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Identify the figurative language in: We'd been glued to the TV set.
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
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Which shows possession:
adding the letter "s" to a word
adding the letters "ly" to a word
adding (ing) to a word
adding ( 's) to a word.
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Which is spelled correctly
Recieve
None is correct.
Receipt
Answer 1 is incorrect.
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What does ABHOR mean in the following: Joe ABHORS, or hates, messiness.
messiness
Joe
Hates
None of the above
12
Identify: I waited for the bus forever.
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
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Identify: I've been on cloud 9 all day!
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
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A context clue is
a word or phrase that helps a reader understand the meaning.
a word of phrase that compares two unlike things
an exaggeration
Comparing two things using like or as.
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INFER: Beth walked out the door and ran back in to grab her umbrella.
She is late for school.
It is very cold outside.
The clouds are gathered in the sky.
It is raining out or may rain.
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Identify: The new song is like an old hit song I used to know.
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Hyperbole
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Which is correct: Their, They're, or There.
They're going to the movies to see a comedy.
Their is no one home right now.
There car was stolen!
There dog was in the back yard.
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Which is correct: They're, Their, or there
They're is nothing wrong with my outfit.
The smiles hid there tears.
Their grades were extraordinary.
The box is over their.
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Which is correct: To, Two, or Too
She was too cold to be comfortable.
TJ went to the movies to.
He went two the bank.
None of the answers are correct.
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Identify: My backpack weighs a ton.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
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A hyperbole is
an exaggeration
A comparison not using the words like or as
a comparison using the words like or as
a context clue
22
Identify: Syracuse is a million miles away from Rochester.
Simile
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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Letter "I" before "E", except after "C" or when
sounding like "E" as in neighbor or weigh
None of the above are true
sounding like "A" as in neighbor or weigh
silent like "GH" as in neighbor or weigh
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INFER: Joe saw it was 8:00 am. Oh No! He jumped out of bed and ran out the door.
Joe hates to eat breakfast.
Joe is late for something but we don't know what.
Joe is late for school.
Joe is happy to be home.
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What does CONJECTURES mean: Many CONJECTURES about pie were made. Some said good, others bad.
Guesses
Good
Opinions
Bad
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INFER: TJ was DISTRAUGHT. He sat on the couch with his head in his hands and sobbed.
TJ and his friends are going to play video games.
TJ had a fantastic day.
TJ's girlfriend agreed to go to the movies on Friday.
TJ is deeply upset.
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Which word is an example of a contraction.
Their not home right now.
The dog's bone was eaten up quickly.
The baby's food tasted good!
They're going to the mall after school.
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Identify the figurative language in: The hurricane barreled toward us, a one-eyed monster.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
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Identify: Keep your fingers crossed!
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
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What does INFATUATED mean in the following: I am INFATUATED with TJ, but he doesn't like me.
Passion
a secret hideout
left without
Hate
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The word PLURAL means:
More than one
Possession
Synonym
Homonym
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What is a contraction?
A word made when one word is broken apart into two words.
A word that means more than one.
A word that shows possession.
A word made when two words are combined into one word.
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Identify: Life is but a walking shadow.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
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Identify: Our levees broke like popsicle sticks.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
