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Figurative Language Fun
Read each PE-themed sentence carefully. Choose the best answer or write your response in the space provided.
Spot the figurative language
1.Which sentence uses a simile to describe a runner?
- Arjun's shoes slapped the track.
- Arjun dashed like a rocket down the track.
- Arjun was a rocket on the track.
- The track welcomed Arjun's footsteps.
2.Which sentence contains a metaphor?
- The basketball bounced as high as a kangaroo.
- The basketball bounced across the court.
- The basketball was a moon sailing through the gym.
- The basketball seemed eager to roll away.
3.Which sentence gives a piece of sports equipment a human action?
- The skipping rope twisted around Isla's feet.
- The skipping rope was thin and blue.
- The skipping rope danced around Isla's feet.
- The skipping rope was like a snake.
4.Choose every simile in this list.
- The goalkeeper stood as still as a statue.
- The cones formed a bright orange trail.
- The tennis ball zipped like a bee.
- The net sighed as the ball landed.
Use figurative language
5.In the sentence “At the finish line, Jay's legs were jelly,” copy the figurative phrase and name its type: simile, metaphor or personification.
6.Change this metaphor into a simile: “The long jump pit was a soft mattress.”
7.Write a simile about a throw in a PE lesson. Use “like” or “as”.
8.Explain how figurative language could help a reader imagine a moment in a game. Give one example of a detail it might make clearer.
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