assignment_returnWorksheet:
Figurative Language Expressions
Standard(s): RL.3.4
Read the passage. Then answer the question that follows.
Antonio walked into the house. He was feeling overwhelmed, and just didn’t know what to do about his latest problem. His mom noticed his sad face and asked him to sit down. “What’s that cloud hanging over your head, son?” He just shrugged. “Been a bad day?” He nodded. She pulled her son closer and said, “Tomorrow is a new day.” He smiled. His mom had a way of talking in these silly expressions. They never meant what he first thought of, but they always made him smile.
“Has that new kid been walking around with a chip on his shoulder again?”
He chuckled out loud, picturing in his mind the new student walking around with a huge concrete block or some other “chip” on his shoulder. “Guess so….”
“Don’t beat around the bush with him anymore, son….just tell him how you feel.”
Antonio returned his mom’s hug, squeezing her as hard as he could.
“Mom, you sure do have a way with words.” The two smiled happily. “What’s for dinner? I could eat a horse.”
What did Antonio's mom mean when she asked him about the cloud hanging over his head?
She wanted to know what if he felt sick.
She wanted to know why he was so sad.
She wanted to know if he had any homework.
She wanted to know if it was going to rain soon.
Standard: RL.3.4
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Craft and Structure
Description: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Read the passage. Then answer the question that follows.
Antonio walked into the house. He was feeling overwhelmed, and just didn’t know what to do about his latest problem. His mom noticed his sad face and asked him to sit down. “What’s that cloud hanging over your head, son?” He just shrugged. “Been a bad day?” He nodded. She pulled her son closer and said, “Tomorrow is a new day.” He smiled. His mom had a way of talking in these silly expressions. They never meant what he first thought of, but they always made him smile.
“Has that new kid been walking around with a chip on his shoulder again?”
He chuckled out loud, picturing in his mind the new student walking around with a huge concrete block or some other “chip” on his shoulder. “Guess so….”
“Don’t beat around the bush with him anymore, son….just tell him how you feel.”
Antonio returned his mom’s hug, squeezing her as hard as he could.
“Mom, you sure do have a way with words.” The two smiled happily. “What’s for dinner? I could eat a horse.”
What did Antonio's mom mean when she asked him if the new kid had been walking around with a chip on his shoulder again?
She wanted to know if the new student had been being rude to others.
She wanted to know if the new student had been a bully and taken her son's chips at lunch.
She wanted to know if the new kid had brought a special magnetic chip to school to use for his assignments.
She wanted to know if the new student had been bullied by others and they threw chips at him.
Standard: RL.3.4
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Craft and Structure
Description: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Read the passage. Then answer the question that follows.
Antonio walked into the house. He was feeling overwhelmed and just didn’t know what to do about this latest problem. His mom noticed his sad face and asked him to sit down. “What’s hung that cloud over your head, son?” He just shrugged. “Been a bad day?” He nodded. She pulled her son closer and said, “Tomorrow is a new day.” He smiled. His mom had a way of saying in these silly expressions. They never meant what he thought they did at first, but they always made him smile.
“Has that new kid been walking around with a chip on his shoulder again?”
He chuckled out loud, picturing in his mind the new student walking around with a huge concrete block or some other “chip” on his shoulder. “Guess so….”
“Don’t beat around the bush with him anymore, son….just tell him how you feel.”
Antonio returned his mom’s hug, squeezing her as hard as he could.
“Mom, you sure do have a way with words.” The two smiled happily. “What’s for dinner? I could eat a horse.”
What did Antonio's mom mean when she told her son not to beat around the bush with him anymore?
She wants her son to beat up the new kid.
She wants her son to tell him how he feels.
She wants her son to throw the new student into a bush.
She wants her son to hide behind a bush so the new student does not bother him when they are outside at recess.
Standard: RL.3.4
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Craft and Structure
Description: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Dad said that sometimes sports competitions can be a dog-eat-dog situation.
What does the underlined phrase in the above sentence MOST LIKELY mean?
Sometimes one competitor decides to bite another one.
Competitions always lead to people getting their feelings hurt.
Someone is always trying to win, which means someone else will lose.
Games are unfair and should not be played.
Standard: RL.3.4
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Craft and Structure
Description: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Becky felt like she might cry her eyes out.
What does the underlined phrase in the above sentence MOST LIKELY mean?
Becky is happy.
Becky will need to go to the doctor because she cried so much her eyes fell out.
Becky is crying a lot.
Becky made her friends cry a lot today.
