Figurative Language
(Similes and Metaphors not included)
Similes and Metaphors
Conjunction and Interjections
Prepositions
1000 point questions
100
List 2 idioms and their definitions
I am under the pickle. I am in trouble I am feeling blue. I am feeling sick
100
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses like or as to compare unlike things while metaphors don't use like or as to compare unlike things.
100
Tell the Interjections in the sentence No!I am not doing it.
No!
100
What is the preposition phrase in the sentence ? I ran across the hill
Across the hill
100
List 11 prepositions
To,up,in,past,among,though,by,onto,beside,above,between.
200
What type of figurative does this sentence belong to Two wrongs don't make a right. E.C:What is the meaning of the sentence(+ 200 points if right.No points taken of if wrong in E.C)
Proverbs. E.C:When something bad has happened to you taking revenge will make it worse.
200
List a metaphor and a simile
I am a jet. (metaphor) I'm as fast as a jet (simile)
200
List all the cordinating conjunctions.
For, And,Neither,Nor,But,Because,Or,Yet,So,
200
What is the preposition phrase in the sentence I went over the bridge
Over the bridge
200
Rewrite the sentence correctly Mr.webb the principal of manning oaks is porrowed of the 5'th graders because they are seriously practicing for the crct tieng their best to get good grades and setting good and important goals for crct
Mr.Webb ,the principal of Manning Oaks, is proud of the 5'th graders, because they are seriously practicing for the C.R.C.T, trying their best to get good grades, and setting good and important goals for C.R.C.T.
300
I'm am so hungry I could eat a horse What type of figurative language does this belong to and what does it mean?
Hyperbole.I am really , really , really hungry
300
Is this sentence a simile,a metaphor,a simile and a metaphor,or none and why? I am as fast as a cheetah
Similie ,because it compares 2 things and has a "like" or "as".
300
What are conjunctions?
Words that combine 2 sentences or words
300
List 5 sentence that have a preposition phrase
I went over the bridge. I ducked behind the bush. I ran to the road. I ran past the pool. I hid between the trees.
300
Why is the word over and up not a preposition in the sentences? 1.I flew up 2."The competition is over. I lost" I sighed
Because the word "up" was an adverb because it described a verb and he word "over" is an adjective because it described a noun.
400
List 9 sentences that use figurative language and what type and why (Similes and Metaphors accepted)
1. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. 2. It is so hot that I could fry an egg. Hyperbole because it overexaggerates 3.I am feeling blue 4.They are like 2 peas in a pod. 5.I have a bone to pick with you 6.Hat in the hand Idioms because they don't literally mean what they say 7.The silence crept around the room 8.The tremendous fear walked through their bodies 9.The rays of torch light sprinted down the street Personification because the sentences say that a nonliving-thing has done something only a living thing can do.
400
What does the simile "I am as fast as a cheetah" mean?
It means you are fast
400
What are Interjections?
Words that express a strong emotion or feeling
400
What are prepositions?
A word that points and directs where something or some one is
400
Why are both the sentences proverbs and what do both proverbs mean 1. When in Rome do as Romans 2.When you live in glass houses don't throw stones
They are both proverbs because they teach life lessons. The first proverb means to act like people around you are acting. The second proverb means to not criticize other people if you are itself not perfect
500
What is the meaning of the proverb shown. The pen is mightier than a sword
Convincing people with words and ideas is more effective than forcing people to do what you want,
500
Why are similes and metaphors figurative language?
Because they don't literally mean what they literally say.
500
List all the best conjunctions that completes the sentence Everyone likes football,_______ I like basketballl
Yet,But
500
Is the word over being used as a preposition in the sentence(no explanation needed) "It's over. I lost'" I sighed
No
500
Are the quotes needed to be used in the sentence and why? Click the word "here" to browse the S.S text book
You need the quotes so that the reader knows to click the word "here" to browse the S.S textbook