Kyle looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook.

Kyle looked at the test and didn't understand.

The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.

The computer in the classroom is really old.

The car took its last breath on the highway.

The car broke down on the highway.

My neighbors were as loud as thunder while they were having their party.

My neighbors had a really loud party.

The city never sleeps.

The city is very busy, especially at night.

The clanging pots and pans woke up the baby.

The baby woke up to the loud sound of the pots and pans..

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Figurative Language and Meanings

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Students have to read each sentence and figure out what it REALLY means.

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1
Chris won't drive her home because she lives on the other side of the universe.
Chris loves to drive around.
The universe is big.
Chris likes to study about the universe being far away.
She lives really far away.
2
My dad knows everything about cars.
My dad is a car.
My dad knows a lot about cars.
My dad wants a new car.
My dad has a lot of cars.
3
Kyle looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook.
Kyle looked at his test and knew the answers.
Kyle was working hard on his test.
Kyle looked at the test and didn't understand.
Kyle completed his test in his notebook.
4
Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her shoulders.
She sat near a river.
She has beautiful blond hair.
Her hair got wet from the river.
She has really long hair that touched the river.
5
The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.
I love reading about dinosaurs on the computer.
There are many computers in our classroom.
I played a computer game about dinosaurs.
The computer in the classroom is really old.
6
The car took its last breath on the highway.
The car moved slowly down the highway.
The car broke down on the highway.
The highway was really tired.
I drove my car down the highway.
7
My neighbors were as loud as thunder while they were having their party.
There was a storm during the party.
My neighbors invited me to their party.
My neighbors had a party.
My neighbors had a really loud party.
8
The city never sleeps.
I never sleep because I live in the city.
When I lived in the city, I was tired a lot.
The city is very busy, especially at night.
The city went to sleep.
9
I can smell a bag of Cheez-its a mile away.
The bag of Cheez-its was empty.
I found a bag of Cheez-its a mile away from where I live.
I really love Cheez-its.
Cheez-its smell really good.
10
The clanging pots and pans woke up the baby.
The baby woke up to the loud sound of the pots and pans..
The baby loves to play with the pots and pans.
The baby loves hearing the pots and pans.
The baby loves to cook.

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