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Don’t Be So Literal!

Don’t Be So Literal!. Figurative Language Grades 4-5. Start activity!. 1. Don’t touch me! Your hands are freezing. Which best explains what is most likely happening right now?. This person is making ice cubes. The person is really cold. The person’s hands are hardening like ice.

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Don’t Be So Literal!

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  1. Don’t Be So Literal! Figurative Language Grades 4-5 Start activity!

  2. 1. Don’t touch me! Your hands are freezing. Which best explains what is most likely happening right now? This person is making ice cubes. The person is really cold. The person’s hands are hardening like ice.

  3. Hmmmm… What would happen if you froze your hands? Return

  4. Excellent! You are correct! • If someone says they are freezing, they mostly likely mean that their body, or a part of their body is really cold. Next

  5. 2.Those shoes would cost me an arm and a leg. This person doesn’t have enough money to pay for the shoes. Which is the most likely explanation for this person’s statement? This person is in a foreign country which uses body parts as currency. This person doesn’t believe in wearing shoes. Wearing these shoes probably will cause a disease.

  6. Hmmmm… Return

  7. Excellent! You are correct! If something costs an arm and a leg, it is a way of saying that it costs a great deal of money. Next

  8. 3. The computer gets angry when you press the keys too hard. What does this statement probably mean? The computer doesn’t like to be hit. The computer will call your mom if you press the keys too hard. You must treat a computer with care. If not, it might break or stop working correctly. The computer will politely ask you to stop pressing the keys so hard.

  9. Hmmmm… Return

  10. Excellent! You are correct! Objects cannot get angry. They cannot have human emotions. This person was trying to help you understand that pressing the keys hard will cause the computer to do things you probably do not want to happen. Next

  11. 4. Jose, if you use a little elbow grease, that should get that spot clean. What should Jose probably do? Jose should just keep scrubbing. Jose should ignore these instructions because grease will make a spot even dirtier. Jose needs to go get a bottle of elbow grease to clean the spot. Jose should rub his elbow on the spot, so his elbow grease can remove the spot.

  12. Hmmmm… Return

  13. Excellent! You are Correct! Using more elbow grease just means put some more hard work into something. Next

  14. 5. I went to Mexico to meet some relatives. Since I don’t speak Spanish, everything was over my head. What does this probably mean? Everybody in Mexico was taller than me. I didn’t understand anything. I taught my relatives English. My relatives wouldn’t speak to me.

  15. Hmmmm… Return

  16. Excellent!You are correct! Next

  17. 6. After her 100th award, she’s started to get a big head. What does this statement probably NOT mean? This girl is very good at something. Winning makes this girl’s head grow. This person wins a lot of awards. This person has become overly confident.

  18. Hmmmm… Return

  19. Excellent!You are correct! Next

  20. 7. OK, listen up, class. I have another question. You’re going to have to use your noodle on this one. What is expected of this class? This is a swimming lesson. Students need to get out their noodles. This teacher has a question about a noodle. The class is going to have to really think hard to answer this question. The class needs to get out their pencils.

  21. Think about this … A noodle is a silly word for the brain… Return

  22. Excellent! If the class is going to use their noodles, they are going to use their brains. Next

  23. 8. I need to brush up on my multiplication tables. What should this person do next? Go find a wall to clean Go study multiplication Get a scrub brush Rub a book on their head

  24. Think about this … Brush up refers to improving your skills on something Return

  25. Excellent! This person needs to study their multiplication tables, so they will get better at them. Next

  26. 9. I got an earful from my teacher yesterday when I forgot my homework. What does this probably mean? My teacher called my mom. My teacher put my homework in my ear. My teacher hit me in the ear. My teacher lectured me.

  27. Think about this … What might your teacher fill your ears with if you were in trouble? Return

  28. Excellent! If you receive an earful from someone, they are pouring a lot of words into your ears. In other words, they are talking a lot and are usually upset with you. Next

  29. 10. My mind is racing. What is probably NOT happening? I’m thinking about a lot of things. I’m competing in a bike race.

  30. Think about this … Return

  31. Excellent! Next

  32. Congratulations! • You have completed the Quiz!!!

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