These figurative language worksheets reading comprehension with comprehension questions can be used to practice identifying figurative language in the text. Use this activity with your 4th & 5th-grade students over the summer, school year, tutoring, and home school. Help to teach students about the ways authors write using figurative language. Inside are 6 reading comprehension passages that focus on a style of figurative language in each passage. See this resource on TPT click here➤ FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE READING COMPREHENSION
INCLUDED INSIDE:
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- 6 reading comprehension passages– Silly stories that include an example of figurative language in each paragraph. Each passage is one page in length.
- PDF version – Printable
- DIGITAL SELF-GRADING FORMS: The teacher will receive the student’s grade upon completion using Google Forms.
- 6 Writing reflection pages
- Create your own story planning pages- Teach students to write their own figurative language story.
- Answers Keys are included inside.
FIND THESE STYLES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE INSIDE:
- ❀ Similes
- ❀ Metaphors
- ❀ Idioms
- ❀ Hyperbole’s
- ❀ Personification
- ❀ Alliteration
- & ❀ onomatopoeia.
You can use the reading passages to show your readers examples of each writing style and get a comprehension grade. Each passage has at least one example of the styles per paragraph. The passages are silly made-up stories to keep your student engaged while noticing each figurative language style.
One way to see if your readers understand each of the reading styles is to have them highlight the similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperboles, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia examples they find in the text.
EACH FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE WORKSHEET CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING:
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At least one example of figurative language per paragraph.
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7-8 comprehension questions per reading passage.
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Writing Reflection page after each passage. (Printable version only)
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Answer key for easy grading.
Try these resources for more FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PRACTICE:
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Dalton’s Dress-Up Dilemma Lessons (Read Aloud activities)
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