Grade 5 Figurative Language

Reading Forest · Skills: figurative-language, similes, idioms

Grade 5 Figurative Language

Work through each section. Grown-ups: the answer key is at the bottom.

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1. Simile or Metaphor?

1. Her smile was as bright as the sun.
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2. The classroom was a zoo.
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3. He ran like the wind.
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4. Time is a thief.
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5. The pillow was as soft as a cloud.
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2. What does each idiom mean?

1. “Break a leg”
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2. “It is raining cats and dogs”
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3. “Piece of cake”
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4. “Hit the books”
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3. Find the personification

1. The wind whispered through the trees.
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2. The old car groaned as it started.
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3. The stars danced in the night sky.
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🔑 Answer Key (for grown-ups)

Simile/Metaphor: Simile, Metaphor, Simile, Metaphor, Simile · Idioms: Good luck / Raining hard / Very easy / Study hard · Personification: all three (whispered, groaned, danced give human actions to objects)