Similes and Metaphors
Grade 4 - Reading - On Level
What does this figurative sentence from "The Maple Tree Journal" mean? "The buds were tiny green fists opening to the sun."
- difficult to understand
- The tree had hands that waved at Tessa.
- Tessa measured the maple twig every Friday.
- The closed buds slowly opened into leaves.
In "The Maple Tree Journal," which interpretation of "The buds were tiny green fists opening to the sun." fits the passage?
- The tree had hands that waved at Tessa.
- Tessa planted tomatoes in the school garden.
- The closed buds slowly opened into leaves.
- Only large changes are worth noticing.
Which sentence from "The Maple Tree Journal" is a simile or metaphor?
- Tessa drew the change beside last month's sketch.
- The buds were tiny green fists opening to the sun.
- By late April, each bud had opened into a small green leaf.
- Tessa measured the maple twig every Friday.
Why does the author use the comparison in "After the cleanup, the riverbank looked like a room after a careful sweep."?
- to list events in time order
- to give the exact measurements of an object
- to help the reader picture or understand an idea more clearly
- to show that the sentence is false
Which answer gives the literal meaning, not the figurative meaning, of "The solar oven was a tiny greenhouse on the playground table."?
- Mara tests how sunlight affects a homemade solar oven.
- Sunlight affected how well the solar oven worked.
- The box grew plants while Mara waited.
- The oven trapped sunlight and heat like a greenhouse.
What does this figurative sentence from "Prairie Dog Warning" mean? "The warning bark cut through the grass like a whistle."
- The bark sounded sharp and easy to notice.
- Other prairie dogs froze, then hurried underground.
- a single empty tunnel
- The prairie dog was using a metal whistle.
In "Prairie Dog Warning," which interpretation of "The warning bark cut through the grass like a whistle." fits the passage?
- Animals live in many kinds of homes.
- The bark sounded sharp and easy to notice.
- Groups are safest when no one reacts to warnings.
- Scientists fed the prairie dogs corn each morning.
Which sentence from "Solar Oven Test" is a simile or metaphor?
- Mara covered the opening with clear plastic.
- Mara lined a pizza box with foil and black paper.
- The solar oven was a tiny greenhouse on the playground table.
- The cheese melted slowly when clouds covered the sun.
Why does the author use the comparison in "The bright reading lamp was a sunrise in the center of the mural."?
- to show that the sentence is false
- to replace all evidence in the passage
- to help the reader picture or understand an idea more clearly
- to list events in time order
Which answer gives the literal meaning, not the figurative meaning, of "After the cleanup, the riverbank looked like a room after a careful sweep."?
- The riverbank looked much cleaner than before.
- Luis thought about long-term cleanup needs.
- The riverbank was inside a house.
- Luis plans and records a river cleanup so the area stays cleaner.