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Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5a
The homeowner asked the maid to draw the drapes and let the sunlight in.

DRAW THE DRAPES is used as a                 phrase.
  1. literal
  2. nonliteral
Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
"The baby's skin was like a rose petal."

What does the simile in the above sentence say to you?
  1. The baby's skin is very soft and delicate.
  2. The baby's skin is rough.
  3. The baby's skin is dry.
  4. The baby's skin is sticky.
Grade 3 Personification CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
"The sheets hanging on the clothesline danced in the wind."

This is an example of personification.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Figurative Language
The bees buzz near the flowers.

What type of word is "buzz"?
  1. shape poem
  2. limerick
  3. onomatopoeia
Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5, RL.3.4, L.3.5
"John is as funny as a clown!"

In the sentence above, the two words being compared are funny and clown.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5, RL.3.4, L.3.5
"My little dog is sweet like honey."

In the above sentence, the two words being compared are dog and honey.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Figurative Language
Great job! You're really on a roll with those free throws!

ON A ROLL is an example of                 language.
  1. literal
  2. figurative
Grade 3 Idiom
Mary tried not to SLIP UP when she gave her speech. What does the idiom SLIP UP mean?
  1. fly up
  2. fall down
  3. make a joke
  4. make a mistake
Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
Haley is waiting for Jenny to walk to the bus stop. "Where is she?" she wonders. She is worried they will miss the bus. If she misses the bus one more time she knows she will be in hot water. Finally Jenny arrives. "It's about time," Haley says.

What does Haley mean by "she will be in hot water"?
  1. She is going to have to take a bath.
  2. She is going to be in big trouble.
  3. She is going to eat hot soup for lunch.
  4. She is going to have a lot of chores to do that night.
Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
Sam had been fishing for a long time when finally there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up in the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a B-I-G yank on the line. Sam landed head first in the water. Sam and his dad laughed and laughed.

What does the author mean when he/she writes Sam landed head first in the water?
  1. Sam went to sleep standing on his head.
  2. Sam stood on his head.
  3. Sam sat on his dad's head.
  4. Sam fell in the water, his head going in first.
Grade 3 Figurative Language
The baby was an octopus grabbing cans from the shelves at the grocery store.
This is an example of what figure of speech? What are the two things being compared?
Grade 3 Figurative Language
What type of language is used in the sentence below?

I ate a large lunch today.
  1. literal
  2. figurative
Grade 3 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5a
The homeowner asked the maid to draw the drapes and let the sunlight in.

What is the maid supposed to do?
  1. open the drapes
  2. create a picture of the drapes
Grade 3 Idiom
The kids always HANG AROUND at my house. What does the idiom HANG AROUND mean?
  1. run away
  2. spend time at
  3. climb the roof
  4. stay away from
Grade 3 Figurative Language
What type of language is used in the words below?

Tomorrow you are going to have a quiz on using commas.
  1. literal
  2. figurative
Grade 3 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5a
Don't rock the boat or it will tip.

ROCK THE BOAT means:
  1. move back and forth
  2. add trouble to a good situation
Grade 3 Idiom
Ralph was BEATING AROUND THE BUSH instead of telling what happened. What does the idiom BEATING AROUND THE BUSH mean?
  1. talking quietly
  2. talking loudly
  3. talking without stopping
  4. talking about other things
Grade 3 Idiom
Mary and Kim HIT IT OFF the first time they met. What does the idiom HIT IT OFF mean?
  1. became shy
  2. became friends
  3. became enemies
  4. became strangers
Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
What does a person mean when she says that the ground is like a rock?
  1. The ground is mushy.
  2. The ground is dusty.
  3. The ground is very hard.
  4. The ground is wet.
Grade 3 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5a
That button on your shirt is hanging by a thread.

HANGING BY A THREAD means:
  1. attached by one thread
  2. barely getting by
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