Simile, Metaphor, or Hyperbole?
Sea Turtles
ELA Vocab
Holidays
100

"As busy as a bee"

Is that a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?

Simile

100

How many eggs can a sea turtle lay at a time?

150

100

What word means: shapes


A. Swarm

B. Molds

C. Fascinating

D. Course

E. Attain

B. Molds

100

What day does Christmas fall on?

December 25th. 

200

"Heart of gold"

Is that a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?

Metaphor

200

Sea turtles lay their eggs in the ________.

Sand

200

What word means: the direction


A. Swarm

B. Molds

C. Fascinating

D. Course

E. Attain

D. Course

200

Name another holiday that takes place in December this year. 

Hanukkah

300

"Life is a journey"

Is that a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?

Metaphor

300

To lay their eggs, the sea turtle returns to the _____ _______ _______ _______.

place they were born. 

300

What word means: frenzy


A. Swarm

B. Molds

C. Fascinating

D. Course

E. Attain

A. Swarm

300

What day does Thanksgiving all on?

The fourth Thursday of November.

400

"It took me ages to finish my project"

Is that a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?

Hyperbole

400

How do the baby sea turtles know where to go?

They have a built in sense of direction. 

400

What word means: reach


A. Swarm

B. Molds

C. Fascinating

D. Course

E. Attain

E. Attain

400

What is the first day of the new year?

January 1st.

500

"I'll never finish my reading log!"

Is that a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?

Hyperbole

500

How often to sea turtles leave the ocean?

Only to lay their eggs.

500

What word means: interesting


A. Swarm

B. Molds

C. Fascinating

D. Course

E. Attain

C. Fascinating

500

What holiday do people usually set resolutions?

New Year's.

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