📘 Vocabulary: Figurative Language (Grade 10)
Paginepagineapp.comInterpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole).
1. She is as busy as a bee. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
2. The wind howled all night. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
3. The sun smiled down on us. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
4. The classroom was a zoo. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
5. My backpack weighs a ton. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
6. Break a leg! — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
7. I’ve told you a million times. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
8. The thunder grumbled like an old man. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
9. Time is a thief. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
10. The leaves danced in the wind. — What type of figurative language? What does it mean?
Answer key: 1) simile: she is very busy · 2) personification: the wind made a loud, wailing sound · 3) personification: the sun shone warmly · 4) metaphor: the classroom was noisy and chaotic · 5) hyperbole: my backpack is very heavy · 6) idiom: good luck · 7) hyperbole: I’ve told you many times · 8) simile: the thunder made a low, rumbling sound · 9) metaphor: time takes things from us without our noticing · 10) personification: the leaves moved lightly in the wind
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About this grade 10 worksheet
Free Grade 10 English worksheet (Common Core L.9-10.5.a): interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole). Skill: Interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole). Level: Grade 10 — also suits Year 11 (UK).
For teachers: skills & standards
- CCSS L.9-10.5.a: Interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole)
- Works as a morning-work page, a centre/station activity, homework or an early-finisher task.
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Interpret figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole).
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