All Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Interpret Figures Of Speech In Context: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.5.A
Derrick’s teacher wants Derrick to use more metaphors to enhance his sometimes dull writing. Select the answer that would best accomplish this by replacing the underlined portion of the sentences provided.
Angie didn’t know what to do. Her computer was an old model, and she needed to download several large files.
a dinosaur
a bazillion years old
older than she was
worthless
a dinosaur
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unrelated things. In this case, we are looking to replace the somewhat boring “an old model”; however, the new phrase needs to compare Angie’s computer to something unrelated. The best answer is “a dinosaur”. Angie didn’t know what to do. Her computer was a dinosaur, and she needed to download several large files.
Example Question #122 : Language
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence below?
The car came screaming around the corner.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Personification
Personification is used in writing to give human characteristics to inanimate or non-living objects. In this case, the car is given the human characteristic of the ability to scream.
Example Question #12 : Interpret Figures Of Speech In Context: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.5.A
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence below?
She pleaded for forgiveness, but his heart was a block of ice.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unrelated things. In this case, his heart was not a literal block of ice (that would be ridiculous), but the reader gets the impression that he was not interested in forgiving her.
Example Question #13 : Interpret Figures Of Speech In Context: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.5.A
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence below?
I’ve asked you to take out the trash a million times!
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Hyperboles are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. In this case, a million times is certainly an exaggeration, but the reader gets the impression that the request to take out the trash has been made many times.
Example Question #14 : Interpret Figures Of Speech In Context: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.5.A
Which figure of speech is used in the sentence below?
Watching the performance was as entertaining as watching paint dry.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more vivid. In this case, comparing the performance with watching paint dry gives the reader the impression that the performance was very slow and boring.