Word Pictures

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

1. Question 1

   Which sentence is a metaphor?

   • The tree was tall.
   • The tree was like a giant.
   • The tree was a giant.
   Show answer

   The tree was a giant.

   Hint: A metaphor says one thing is another thing, without like or as.

2. Question 2

   Which sentence uses a metaphor?

   • The test was long.
   • The test was a mountain I had to climb.
   • I took a test.
   Show answer

   The test was a mountain I had to climb.

   Hint: The test is described as a mountain.

3. Question 3

   Which word is the strongest verb? The cheetah ___ across the grass.

   • moved
   • went
   • sprinted
   Show answer

   sprinted

   Hint: A strong verb shows exactly how something moves.

4. Question 4

   Which sentence sounds like a calm, quiet voice?

   • Look out! The lake is huge!
   • Wow, what a splash!
   • The lake lay still beneath the soft grey sky.
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   The lake lay still beneath the soft grey sky.

   Hint: Soft words and no exclamation marks make a calm voice.

5. Question 5

   What two things are being compared? “The snow is a white blanket.”

   • snow and a blanket
   • white and a blanket
   • snow and white
   Show answer

   snow and a blanket

   Hint: Find the two nouns that the sentence says are the same.

6. Question 6

   “My brother is a night owl.” What does it mean?

   • He likes to stay up late.
   • He sleeps all day and all night.
   • He has feathers.
   Show answer

   He likes to stay up late.

   Hint: Owls are awake at night.

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