Escape The Figurative Language Room
Can you escape from The Figurative Language Room?Undertake these 4 challenges and find out!
GO!
Introduction
01 Quiz
02 Find!
Index
Collect all the numbers by completing each of the challenges, and enter them in order in the final section to finish the game.
Reward
03 Correct image
04 Follow the series
QUIZ
Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!
start
QUIZ
question 1/5
I told her, "this is another fine mess you have got us into!" Which device is this?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Yes, an oxymoron combines 2 words that have opposite meanings - so a fine mess means this is a bad situation and not fine at all
next
QUIZ
question 2/5
"her eyes were open wide, just as her mouth was, her knees trembled, she raised her hand slowly, hesitantly but no words came out of her mouth" - how is she feeling
she is petrified
she is excited
she is confused
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Show don't tell is a great technique that helps to create an image in our heads - we can imagine her feelings of being scared because her eyes are wide open, she is shaking; writers use the senses to create rich images in the reader's head
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 3/5
The ruby red roses reminded Rodney of his time in Rome
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Alliteration is a great device, it gives a rhythm to a sentence as at least 3 words start with the same letter
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 4/5
"This coat cost me an arm and a leg! Be careful!"
Metaphor
Idiom
Cliché
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation: Idioms are great! They do not have a literal meaning, I did not pay an arm and a leg for this coat, I mean it is very expensive
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 5/5
Which is not used to write a good hook?
a fact or a rhetorical question
a long rambling sentence
an anecdote
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:It is important to engage your reader or your listener with a good opening hook; think about how you can use interesting or shocking facts, anecodtes, statisitcs, quotes to get your audience interested
NEXT
QUIZ
ERROR!
Wrong!Try again
TRY AGAIN
FIND!
From among all the statements you discover,click only on the correct ones - the ones that are idioms
Shine the torch
START
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3
His hunch took him from England to France
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
That incident had a real snowball effect on the community
They moved on swiftly along the line
My brothers are both really mischievous
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 2/3
"He's probably already gone him," I shouted out
"Don't worry," she said, "it's just like riding a bike"
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
I looked around at the horrible mess that lay at my feet
RIGHT!
The footballer has been fined for tax evasion and fraud
The ex defence secretary accused him of lying
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3
You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly until it turns into a smooth mixture
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
First you crack a dozen oysters then pour in the lemon
You need to cook it in a very hot oven
Add a pinch of salt and a tablepoon of chilli powder
ERROR!
Wrong! That statement is incorrect
TRY AGAIN
CORRECT IMAGE
Choose the correct image - which image is the true meaning of the idiom
start
you are the apple of my eye
Has the cat got your tongue?
RIGHT!
Don't be such a shrinking violet
RIGHT!
stop burning the candle at both ends!
RIGHT!
you're driving me up the wall
RIGHT!
ERROR!
TRY AGAIN
serieS
Choose the correct shape in the series
START
WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?
Choose the correct shape:
Option 01
Option 02
Option 03
Option 04
Option 05
Option 06
WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?
RIGHT!
Choose the correct shape:
Option 01
Option 02
Option 03
Option 04
Option 05
Option 06
WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?
RIGHT!
Choose the correct shape:
Option 01
Option 02
Option 03
Option 04
Option 05
Option 06
ERROR!
ERROR!
Wrong!Try again
TRY AGAIN
GREAT!
THE FIRST NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE SECOND NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE THIRD NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE FOURTH NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
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Congratulations!
You have escaped the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ROOMRemember to make use of these great language devices whenever you write and speak. You've got this!
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
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Escape The Figurative Language Room
Can you escape from The Figurative Language Room?Undertake these 4 challenges and find out!
GO!
Introduction
01 Quiz
02 Find!
Index
Collect all the numbers by completing each of the challenges, and enter them in order in the final section to finish the game.
Reward
03 Correct image
04 Follow the series
QUIZ
Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!
start
QUIZ
question 1/5
I told her, "this is another fine mess you have got us into!" Which device is this?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Yes, an oxymoron combines 2 words that have opposite meanings - so a fine mess means this is a bad situation and not fine at all
next
QUIZ
question 2/5
"her eyes were open wide, just as her mouth was, her knees trembled, she raised her hand slowly, hesitantly but no words came out of her mouth" - how is she feeling
she is petrified
she is excited
she is confused
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Show don't tell is a great technique that helps to create an image in our heads - we can imagine her feelings of being scared because her eyes are wide open, she is shaking; writers use the senses to create rich images in the reader's head
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 3/5
The ruby red roses reminded Rodney of his time in Rome
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:Alliteration is a great device, it gives a rhythm to a sentence as at least 3 words start with the same letter
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 4/5
"This coat cost me an arm and a leg! Be careful!"
Metaphor
Idiom
Cliché
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation: Idioms are great! They do not have a literal meaning, I did not pay an arm and a leg for this coat, I mean it is very expensive
NEXT
QUIZ
QUESTION 5/5
Which is not used to write a good hook?
a fact or a rhetorical question
a long rambling sentence
an anecdote
QUIZ
RIGHT!
Explanation:It is important to engage your reader or your listener with a good opening hook; think about how you can use interesting or shocking facts, anecodtes, statisitcs, quotes to get your audience interested
NEXT
QUIZ
ERROR!
Wrong!Try again
TRY AGAIN
FIND!
From among all the statements you discover,click only on the correct ones - the ones that are idioms
Shine the torch
START
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3
His hunch took him from England to France
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
That incident had a real snowball effect on the community
They moved on swiftly along the line
My brothers are both really mischievous
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 2/3
"He's probably already gone him," I shouted out
"Don't worry," she said, "it's just like riding a bike"
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
I looked around at the horrible mess that lay at my feet
RIGHT!
The footballer has been fined for tax evasion and fraud
The ex defence secretary accused him of lying
CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3
You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly until it turns into a smooth mixture
You can drag the light to search through the darkness
RIGHT!
First you crack a dozen oysters then pour in the lemon
You need to cook it in a very hot oven
Add a pinch of salt and a tablepoon of chilli powder
ERROR!
Wrong! That statement is incorrect
TRY AGAIN
CORRECT IMAGE
Choose the correct image - which image is the true meaning of the idiom
start
you are the apple of my eye
Has the cat got your tongue?
RIGHT!
Don't be such a shrinking violet
RIGHT!
stop burning the candle at both ends!
RIGHT!
you're driving me up the wall
RIGHT!
ERROR!
TRY AGAIN
serieS
Choose the correct shape in the series
START
WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?
Choose the correct shape:
Option 01
Option 02
Option 03
Option 04
Option 05
Option 06
WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?
RIGHT!
Choose the correct shape:
Option 01
Option 02
Option 03
Option 04
Option 05
Option 06
WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?
RIGHT!
Choose the correct shape:
Option 01
Option 02
Option 03
Option 04
Option 05
Option 06
ERROR!
ERROR!
Wrong!Try again
TRY AGAIN
GREAT!
THE FIRST NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE SECOND NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE THIRD NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
GREAT!
THE FOURTH NUMBER IS:
BACK TO INDEX
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
_ _ _ _
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
* _ _ _
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
* _ _ _
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
* * _ _
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
* * _ _
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
* * * _
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
* * * _
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
Congratulations!
You have escaped the FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ROOMRemember to make use of these great language devices whenever you write and speak. You've got this!
ENTER THE SECRET CODE
Oh, no!Error code
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit sed
TRY AGAIN