Simili
Metaphor
Idiom
Person-
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Hyperbole
100

What does the sentence mean?

She ran as fast as a cheetah.

She ran very fast. 

100

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Life is a dream.

Life is great. 

100
What does this idiom mean? 


The test was a piece of cake.

The test was really easy. 

100
What does the sentence mean?


The cereal swam circles in the milk.

The cereal was moving around. 

100

What does this sentence mean?


This activity is taking forever. 

They think the activity is taking too long. 
200

What does the sentence mean?

The student is as busy as a bee.

The student was very busy. 

200

What does the sentence mean?

Johnny was a clown.

He's funny. 

200

What does this idiom mean?


It's raining cats and dogs!!

It's raining really hard!

200

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The shoes were hiding under the bed.

They were under the bed. 

200

What does the sentence mean?


She made us write for hours and hours. 

We were writing for a long time. 

300

What does the sentence mean?

The star was as sparkly as a diamond.

The stars were shining bright.

300

What does the sentence mean?


The football player is a mountain.

He's really strong.

300

What does this idiom mean? 


Time flies when you're having fun.

Time goes quickly when you have fun!

300
What does the sentence mean?


The house breathed in the smell of chocolate chip cookies.

The smell of cookies was everywhere. 

300

What does the sentence mean?


The last hour of school drug on and on until he didn't think he could take it any longer.

The last hour was going really slow. 
400

What does the sentence mean?


Timothy was like a kid in a candy store while at the Lakers game.

He was excited to be there.

400

What does the sentence mean?


Cindy is a fish when she swims.

She swims well. 

400

What does the idiom mean?


Those new shoes cost an arm and a leg. 

It's really expensive. 

400

What does the sentence mean?


When she watered the plants, its leaves danced under the weight of the water.

It was moving because of the water. 

400

What does this sentence mean? 


I ate as much as ten men!

I ate a lot of food. 
500
What does the sentence mean?


Sarah was as cool as a big cucumber before her big test.

She was very calm. 
500

What does the sentence mean?


The sun was a furnace. 

It's really hot. 

500

What does the idiom mean? 


I was drawing a blank. 

I can't remember. 

500

What does the sentence mean?


The picture came alive as she added more color.

It was coming together.

500

What does this sentence mean?

This bad weighs a ton. 

It's really heavy. 

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