Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 5

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Directions: Read each metaphor that describes a person, place, or thing using colorful words.

Then, “translate” and write what you think the metaphor means on the lines below.

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1. That car is an old dinosaur.

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2. Jealousy is a green-eyed monster.

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3. She is a regular adding machine.

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4. At night my bedroom is a real icebox.

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5. His stomach is a bottomless pit.

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6. He turned thumbs down at the idea of transferring to a new school.

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7. The baby was a clinging vine near his mother.

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8. Judy is a snail when it comes to getting her work done.

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9. Mr. Wheeler’s bark is worse than his bite.

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10. He is faster than a streak of lightning.

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Example:

Ann is a walking encyclopedia.

Ann is very smart and knows a lot about many different topics.