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Figurative Language (SLO)

Quiz by Sherry Sillings

Grade 5

English Language Arts

Common Core

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1. The old college buildings looked as though they had grown thick beards of ivy since the last time I had visited the campus.
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1. The old college buildings looked as though they had grown thick beards of ivy since the last time I had visited the campus.
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
pun
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Q2
2. When the wind smelled the hotdogs cooking, it rushed down to put out the flames of the barbecue.
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Q3
3. He is as fast as a cheetah.
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Q4
4. My new clothes rustled whenever I moved.
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Q5
5. You are an angel to help me.
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Q6
6. When we went to Wendy's house, it was windy.
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Q7
7. She opened the window and ten thousand mosquitoes flew into the room.
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Q8
8. I am so tired, I could sleep for a million years!
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Q9
9. There was a loud twang when I shot the arrow.
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Q10
10. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
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Q11
11. She's as cute as a button.
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Q12
12. The Great Depression was a challenging time.
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Q13
13. He has the heart of a lion
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Q14
14. It was raining cats and dogs.
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Q15
15. The truck came to a screeching stop.
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