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Grade 5 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

"Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?"
  1. alliteration
  2. simile
  3. metaphor
  4. onomatopoeia
Grade 5 Theme CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.5.2

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What is the theme of this passage?
  1. Life on the farm is a lot of work.
  2. Life on the farm is different from city life.
  3. Chickens are dangerous animals.
  4. Chickens like to eat their food quickly.
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language.

"We can burn brighter than the sun."
  1. hyperbole
  2. personification
  3. simile
  4. onomatopoeia
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

"I came in like a wrecking ball."
  1. simile
  2. personification
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. metaphor
Grade 5 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.5.5, L.5.5a
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

The sun is my best friend always at my side.
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

Mr. John is as wise as an owl.
  1. metaphor
  2. simile
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Idiom
During a class discussion, Jason added fuel to the fire by suggesting that the trip was pointless.
What is the meaning of the idiom added fuel to the fire?
  1. gave someone good luck
  2. saw the positive in everything
  3. made a bad situation worse
  4. tried to do something again
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

"I have loved you for a thousand years, I'll will love you for a thousand more."
  1. alliteration
  2. hyperbole
  3. simile
  4. metaphor
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

"Just own the night like the 4th of July."
  1. metaphor
  2. personification
  3. simile
  4. hyperbole
Grade 5 Sequence of Events
After her retirement from banking, Ms. Wong decided to write books. What did Ms. Wong do BEFORE she wrote mystery books?
  1. She wrote children's books.
  2. She traveled.
  3. She worked in banking.
  4. She did not work.
Grade 5 Author's Purpose CCSS: CCRA.R.8, RI.5.8
Which is NOT an example of something written to inform?
  1. News Articles
  2. Textbooks
  3. Advertisements
  4. Biographies
  5. Documentaries
Grade 5 Figurative Language
"The stars were like diamonds," is an example of                  .
  1. personification
  2. simile
  3. metaphor
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Theme
The theme is directly stated by the author.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.5.2

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What is the main idea of the passage?
  1. July 4 is the true Independence Day.
  2. No one knows when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  3. Other dates are also significant to America's independence.
  4. The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 2.
Grade 5 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
The wind blew through the rigging as the boy watched the clouds roll in. As the waves grew bigger and bigger, he decided it was time to head home. What is the boy doing?
  1. eating breakfast
  2. sailing
  3. riding his bike
  4. playing with his friends
Grade 5 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.5.4
MY PARENTS SENT ME TO THE STORE

My parents sent me to the store
to buy a loaf of bread.
I came home with a puppy
and a parakeet instead.

I came home with a guinea pig,
a hamster and a cat,
a turtle and a lizard
and a friendly little rat.

I also had a monkey
and a mongoose and a mouse.
Those animals went crazy
when I brought them in the house.

They barked and yelped and hissed
and chased my family out the door.
My parents never let me
do the shopping anymore.

--Kenn Nesbitt

Read the lines from the poem.

"I also had A MONKEY
and A MONGOOSE and A MOUSE"

The capitalized words are an example of which kind of figurative language?
  1. personification
  2. rhyme
  3. hyperbole
  4. alliteration
Grade 5 Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

The flowers were crying for my attention.
  1. personification
  2. simile
  3. metaphor
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.5.5, L.5.5a
What is the correct way to write the idiom that means "a mild punishment"?
  1. slap at the wrist
  2. slap off the wrist
  3. slap to the wrist
  4. slap on the wrist
Grade 5 Simile
Finish the simile.

Ted is very brave. Ted is as brave as a
  1. puppy
  2. pigeon
  3. lion
  4. zebra
Grade 5 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.5.5
Which is an example of literal language?
  1. Your eyes sparkle like diamonds.
  2. Your smile is blindingly beautiful.
  3. Your hair is blonde and soft.
  4. Your teeth are as white as snow.
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