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Grade 4 Figurative Language
Courtney was sad. She had lost her favorite bracelet. Her best friend was going away for the entire summer. She just found out she was going to summer school. As a result, Courtney felt down in the dumps.

"Down in the dumps" is an example of
  1. a metaphor.
  2. personification.
  3. a simile.
  4. an idiom.
Grade 4 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, RF.4.4, RF.4.4b, L.4.5
The use of words that appeal to the five senses is                .
  1. theme
  2. mood
  3. purpose
  4. imagery
Grade 4 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.4.5, L.4.5b
Read the sentence below.

Several students in the fourth grade are in hot water after cheating on their spelling test.

What does the idiom IN HOT WATER mean?
  1. Made good choices
  2. Are smart
  3. Are in trouble
  4. Were absent
Grade 4 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.4.5, L.4.5b
Language that uses comparisons such as metaphors and similes is called                        figurative language.                       
Grade 4 Alliteration CCSS: RF.4.4b
                 "Alliteration"                  is the repetition of consonants: "wild and whirling words."
Grade 4 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.4.5b
"It's raining cats and dogs," is an idiom describing that it is raining                .
  1. water
  2. cats and dogs
  3. a lot
  4. a little
Grade 4 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.4.5, L.4.5b
"Look before you leap." is an example of a short, but memorable saying based on an important fact of experience that is considered true by many people. This can be called a(n)                 .
  1. metaphor
  2. adage or proverb
  3. idiom
  4. hyperbole
Grade 4 Hyperbole
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

My grandfather is older than the moon.
  1. Personification
  2. Simile
  3. Metaphor
  4. Hyperbole
Grade 4 Onomatopoeia CCSS: RF.4.4, RF.4.4b
In what location would you find many examples of onomatopoeia?
  1. a school
  2. a farm
  3. a swimming pool
  4. a church
Grade 4 Simile
Choose the best ending for the simile.

The kids were all coming to the pool. The pool attracted kids like                         .
  1. flies to honey
  2. elephants to mice
  3. rain to the desert sands
Grade 4 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5, RL.4.4, L.4.5, L.4.5b
At halftime, Coach Durkes' rousing speech pumped up the football team.

What does pumped up mean in the sentence above?
  1. To discourage
  2. To inflate something
  3. To be unfair
  4. To inspire someone for a difficult task
Grade 4 Figurative Language
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of which type of figurative language?
  1. metaphor
  2. simile
  3. hyperbole
  4. personification
Grade 4 Idiom
What does the following idiom mean?

Tomorrow's test will be a piece of cake.
  1. Someone will be serving cake.
  2. The test will be easy.
  3. The class will be eating cake tomorrow.
  4. The test will be cut into pieces.
Grade 4 Figurative Language
Poppa started the car. Brum! Brum! Brum!
What type of figurative language is being used in this example?
  1. alliteration
  2. personification
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. hyperbole
Grade 4 Figurative Language
An arrow is like a wasp is an example of...
  1. simile
  2. personification
  3. metaphor
  4. rhyme
Grade 4 Metaphor
What two words are being compared in the following sentence?

George is lightning as he runs the race.
  1. George and race
  2. George and runs
  3. George and lightning
Grade 4 Metaphor
What two words are being compared in the following sentence?

The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth.
  1. cat and blanket
  2. fur and warmth
  3. fur and blanket
Grade 4 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5, RL.4.4, L.4.5
In the novel "The Keeping Room," Joey says: "Like hot water, anger rushes through me."
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
  1. metaphor
  2. simile
  3. personification
  4. hyperbole
Grade 4 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.4.4
Lighthouse
The lighthouse stands tall at the edge
of miles and miles of sand.
His tiny light guides mighty ships
and brings them safe to land.
He doesn't fear the night so dark;
Forever he will stand.

Which type of figurative language does the author use in this poem?
  1. alliteration
  2. assonance
  3. personification
  4. idiom
Grade 4 Metaphor CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.4.5a
The following sentence is an example of which type of figurative language?
The young boy was a skyscraper next to his friend.
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. fact
  4. inference
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