Figurative Language
Rick cleaned his room for hours but barely put a dent in the mess. What does “barely put a dent in” mean?
What is: to just be getting started
I need to keep my room neat. Tell me another word for “neat”.
What is: clean, tidy, orderly
Name three things you'd find in a hot, dry desert.
What is: cactus, lizards, sand,
These slender chocolate cookies from Girl Scouts have been around for 70+ years.
What are: Thin Mints
I needed my list of directions to tell me how to make chicken fried rice for dinner. What's another word for "list" in this sentence?
What is "recipe"?
Bonus (100 points): what happens when you don't follow the recipe correctly?
When Susan is happy, her smile is a mile wide. What does “ a mile wide mean”?
What is: big
How many shoes do you possess? I see so many in this closet. Tell me another word for “possess”.
What is: to own or have in your possession
Name three things you would find in a wallet.
What is: cash, credit cards, pictures
Combine ½ cup butter, 2 cups flour, and ½ cup sugar to make this “not tall” cookie that crumbles easily. Walker’s cookie company says they make the best version of this national cookie of Scotland.
What is Shortbread?
I want to "grill" a steak for dinner. Do I use the oven or a barbeque to cook it?
What is a barbeque?
"Barbeque" means to cook over a flame rather than in a pan in the oven.
Dad says our new car cost an arm and a leg. What does “cost an arm and a leg” mean?
What is: to cost a lot of money
I really need a new job. Tell me another word for “job”.
What is: occupation, career
Name three things you would find in a salad.
What is: lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, celery, cabbage
The most popular cookie in the United States was created by Ruth Wakefield in Massachusetts in the late 1930s. She owned the Toll House restaurant and later sold her recipe to Nestle, which is still found on every package of these tasty morsels. What is it?
What is: Chocolate Chip
I want to make chocolate chip cookies. Which of the following ingredients do I NOT need?
Butter, sugar, vinegar, flour, salt, and chocolate chips.
What is vinegar?
Vinegar is a sour liquid that is often used as a preservative (e.g., when making pickles)
If we stop twiddling our thumbs and finish, we can go home. What does” twiddling our thumbs” mean?
What is: to waste time, to not get anything done
The prize for winning the Lotto is huge this week. Tell me another word for “huge”.
What is: really big, large, enormous, gigantic
Name three things that have feathers.
What are: birds, feather boas, goose down pillows
This cookie was invented in the 1910's, when George Washington Carver of Alabama's Tuskegee Institute published a cookbook featuring the main ingredient, in an effort to promote the crop. What is America’s 2nd most popular cookie?
What is: Peanut Butter
George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.
My recipe calls for "minced" onions. What does it mean to "mince" something?
What is to cut into really small pieces?
Grandma walks every day. She is fit as a fiddle. What does “fit as a fiddle” mean?
What is: to be in good health
Billy was so scared after he watched the horror movie. Tell me another word for “scared”.
What is: afraid, frightened
Name three things you use with a hammer.
What is: nails, hooks, boards
This commercially made cookie has been the best-selling cookie since 1912 with more than 491 billion cookies sold to date worldwide. Double Stuff are my favorite.
What are : Oreos
My recipe says to “season” the meat with a "dash", a "pinch", or a "smidgen" to taste. Do I use my set of teaspoons or my measuring cups?
What are measuring spoons?
A dash = 1/8 teaspoon
A pinch = 1/16 teaspoon
A smidgen = 1/32 teaspoon-just a little little bit