Figurative Language
After studying for just a few minutes, the quiz felt like a piece of cake.
Question: What does piece of cake mean?
Something very easy
In the spring, the flowers begin to bloom, filling gardens with color.
Question: What does bloom mean?
grow/open (flowers)
The weather became pleasant during spring break, perfect for being outside.
Question: What is a synonym for pleasant?
Nice / enjoyable
tomorrow, go, Disneyland, but
Sample Answer:
I want to go to Disneyland tomorrow, but I have school.
bowl
a dish and a sport
I was feeling a little under the weather during the spring picnic, so I sat down to rest.
Feeling sick.
After a long winter, bees become more active, buzzing from flower to flower.
Question: What does active mean?
Busy / moving around a lot
After days of rain, the ground was completely drenched.
Question: What is a synonym for drenched?
Soaked / very wet
flowers, grow, water, because
The flowers will grow because we water them every day.
can
a verb/action and a container
With finals coming up before spring break, it’s time to hit the books.
Question: What does hit the books mean?
Start studying seriously.
The farmer used a trowel to dig small holes for planting seeds in the garden.
Question: What is a trowel?
a small tool used for digging
The once bare trees were now full of green leaves.
Question: What is an antonym for bare?
Full / covered
picnic, windy, cancel, so
It was very windy, so we had to cancel the picnic.
Play
verb (play outside), noun (watch the play)
At the first spring club meeting, the teacher told a joke to break the ice.
Question: What does break the ice mean?
Start a conversation or make people feel comfortable.
Dark clouds gathered, and soon a drizzle began to fall, lightly covering the grass.
Question: What does drizzle mean?
Light rain
The flowers began to wilt after a week without water.
Question: What is an antonym for wilt?
Thrive / grow / bloom
allergic, pollen, go, park, unless
Sample Answer:
I won’t go to the park unless my pollen allergies get better.
kind
type, nice
I was planning a surprise garden party, but my friend accidentally spilled the beans.
Question: What does spill the beans mean?
Reveal a secret.
As the snow melted, the ground became soggy, making it hard to walk without getting muddy shoes.
Question: What does soggy mean?
Very wet/soaked
The sudden storm was unexpected, catching everyone off guard during the picnic.
Question: What is a synonym for unexpected?
rain, play, outside, although
Sample Answer:
Although it started to rain, we still wanted to play outside.
spring
season, jump forward, coil