Identifying Figurative and Literal Statements Quiz
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Which statement is figurative?

  • Juan will head up the committee (correct)
  • The bus arrived on schedule
  • The ring of the telephone interrupted our talk
  • Bob exploded with anger
  • Which statement is literal?

  • Mary has a good ear for music
  • We had a lot of time on our hands
  • There were clouds in the sky (correct)
  • They were surprised by the flood of applications
  • Which statement is also a figurative expression?

  • Mary has a good ear for music
  • The ring of the telephone interrupted our talk
  • The bus arrived on schedule
  • It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack (correct)
  • Which statement can be interpreted literally?

    <p>The ring of the telephone interrupted our talk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is most likely to be metaphorical?

    <p>Bob exploded with anger</p> Signup and view all the answers

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