Year 3 Reading: Figurative_language

21 practice questions on figurative_language for Year 3 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 3 Reading — Figurative_language Questions

Question 1Mediumfigurative_language

"It looked like someone had poured icing sugar over the whole mountain." This comparison describes

Question 2Mediumfigurative_language

"a flock of cockatoos burst out of the tree above us, shrieking like they were cheering too": this sentence shows that the cockatoos

Question 3Mediumfigurative_language

"They sat in his front paddock like enormous orange planets": this comparison shows the pumpkins were

Question 4Mediumfigurative_language

"It leaned to one side like a tired old man about to sit down." This tells us the shed was

Question 5Mediumfigurative_language

"The mountain was reflected perfectly in the lake below, like a mirror." This comparison shows that the lake was

Question 6Mediumfigurative_language

"it felt like being on the deck of a ship in a storm": this comparison describes how it felt to

Question 7Mediumfigurative_language

"the corridors were full of noise and movement: a churning river that everyone else knew how to swim in": this comparison tells us the corridor was

Question 8Mediumfigurative_language

"Twenty-eight faces turned to look at her, all at once, like sunflowers following the sun." This comparison shows that the students all

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