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The Painting - Figurative Language
By Jovana Menkevich
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Question 1
1.
Read the sentence from the passage.
"What she did not expect was a
dull
outing to an antique store combing through other people's junk." (paragraph 1)
What is an antonym for the world
dull
as it is used in this sentence?
amazing
creative
dreary
pointed
Question 2
2.
Read the sentence from the passage.
"Claire stood frozen,
mesmerized
by the painting, as the voices of her and the antique owner faded into the background." (paragraph 4)
What is an antonym for the word
mesmerized?
confused
distracted
involved
misguided
Question 3
3.
Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"stood frozen"
to describe where Claire is
to highlight that Claire has an idea
to emphasize Claire's surprise
to show how Claire is smart
Question 4
4.
Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"wet hair plastered across her forehead"
to describe where Claire is
to highlight that Claire has an idea
to emphasize Claire's surprise
to show how Claire is smart
Question 5
5.
Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"brain began piecing things together"
to describe where Claire is
to highlight that Claire has an idea
to emphasize Claire's surprise
to show how Claire is smart
Question 6
6.
Match the figurative language with its purpose in the passage.
"BAM!"
to describe where Claire is
to highlight that Claire has an idea
to emphasize Claire's surprise
to show how Claire is smart
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Question 7
7.
Which idea in the paragraph 1 is described with a simile?
how long the trip was
how people traveled at the time
how many tents there are
how small the town is
Question 8
8.
Which sentence supports the answer in question 7?
our five month journey west
only one wooden building
like mushrooms after rain
hoping for a fortune
Question 9
9.
Choose a sentence that uses idiom to show that miners have come from many different places.
In August 1849, our oxen pulled our muddy wagon into a California mining town, and our five-month journey west from Missouri came to an end.
This town had only one wooden building, a store.
But countless tents spread everywhere, like mushrooms after rain.
Men had come from far and wide to mine for gold.
Pa was a gold seeker, too, hoping for a fortune.
Ma and I had come along to help.
Question 10
10.
Read this sentence.
Ma was not one to sit around.
What does this idiom tell you about Ma?
She is creative.
She is very strong.
She is hardworking.
She is a good cook.
Question 11
11.
Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
But Ma's first meal paved the way for our family business.
What does the idiom "paved the way" mean?
became very rich
helped something happen
brought something together
traveled to a new place
Question 12
12.
At the end of the story, Joshua says the family "found gold after all." What does he mean?
Pa taught others to pan for gold.
Pa found enough gold to become rich.
Ma stopped cooking when she had enough gold.
Joshua's parents became successful hotel keepers.