This challenging worksheet asks third graders to read closely and identify figurative language that overlaps or hides inside everyday phrases. Multiple choice items decode "Costs an arm and a leg," pick out personification in "The leaves whispered in the breeze," and find a sentence that uses both simile and hyperbole ("as bright as a million suns"). Fill in the Blank items complete "as quiet as a library," "Opportunity knocked at the door," and the metaphor "Time is a thief." This deeper practice prepares students to notice and discuss author craft in the books they read.
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Figurative Language
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What does the idiom "Costs an arm and a leg" mean?
A) You need to use both hands.
B) Something is very expensive.
C) You have to exercise first.
D) It is a type of surgery.
2. Which sentence uses personification?
A) She sings like an angel.
B) The math test was a monster.
C) The leaves whispered in the breeze.
D) He is faster than a speeding bullet.
3. Read: "My teacher has eyes in the back of her head." This sentence is best described as —
A) a simile
B) personification
C) a metaphor
D) an idiom
4. Which sentence contains both a simile AND hyperbole?
A) The dog barked loudly all day long.
B) She was as bright as a million suns.
C) The trees danced and the flowers sang.
D) His joke was so funny that everyone smiled.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. "The road stretched on forever" is hyperbole meaning the road seemed very long.
2. "Spill the beans" is an idiom that means to tell a secret.
3. "The classroom was as quiet as a library" is a simile about silence.
4. "Opportunity knocked at the door" is personification giving opportunity a human action.
5. "Time is a thief" is a metaphor meaning time takes things away from us.
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What does the idiom "Costs an arm and a leg" mean?
A) You need to use both hands.
B) Something is very expensive.
C) You have to exercise first.
D) It is a type of surgery.
2. Which sentence uses personification?
A) She sings like an angel.
B) The math test was a monster.
C) The leaves whispered in the breeze.
D) He is faster than a speeding bullet.
3. Read: "My teacher has eyes in the back of her head." This sentence is best described as —
A) a simile
B) personification
C) a metaphor
D) an idiom
4. Which sentence contains both a simile AND hyperbole?
A) The dog barked loudly all day long.
B) She was as bright as a million suns.
C) The trees danced and the flowers sang.
D) His joke was so funny that everyone smiled.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) "The road stretched on forever" is hyperbole meaning the road seemed very long.
2) "Spill the beans" is an idiom that means to tell a secret.
3) "The classroom was as quiet as a library" is a simile about silence.
4) "Opportunity knocked at the door" is personification giving opportunity a human action.
5) "Time is a thief" is a metaphor meaning time takes things away from us.
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