UNIT 10 – INSPIRATION AND CREATION

Metaphors to describe emotions

Student’s Name: __________________________Grade__11/___Number____

Metaphor: A comparison between two things that are not alike and replaces the work with another word.

Choose the correct answer

1. If you call someone an angel, they are_____. 8. If you tell someone you are on top of the
a. popular work, you feel_____.
b. very kind a. angry
c. Joyful b. calm
d. Pleasant c. happy
2. If someone is a couch potato, they are___. d. frustrated
a. open minded 9. If you are banging your head against a brick
b. lazy wall, then you feel_____.
c. thoughtful a. happy
d. crazy b. calm
3. New York is a melting _____ of people and c. frustrated
cultures. d. nervous
a. metal 10. What does it mean to be "banging your head
b. pot against a brick wall?"
c. plastic a. To be very worried about something and
d. rubber not know what you should do next.
4. They were good friends at first, but things b. To do, say, or ask for something
turned ______. repeatedly but to be unable to change a
a. sweet situation.
b. spicy c. To try to get something without asking for
c. sour it in a direct way.
d. cold d. To enjoy doing things that are unpleasant
5. If you have butterflies in your stomach, you or difficult.
feel ____.
a. nervous
b. happy
c. calm
d. angry
6. If something makes your blood boil, you
are____.
a. happy
b. angry
c. shocked
d. depressed
7. If someone has got a screw loose, they are a
bit____.
a. mad
b. shocked
c. calm
d. disappointed