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Read what a phrase means here, then compare shades of meaning
Distinguish literal and nonliteral meanings in context and choose related words that fit a stated degree of feeling or certainty.
Grade 3 · 8–9 years · 30 challenges
Read the whole situation. Choose what the phrase means here, without assuming every phrase is literal.
Match each sentence or described situation to its precise meaning. Explain the clue before connecting.
Use the definitions on every card. Put them in order on the single scale named in the prompt.
Compare related meanings. Choose the word or interpretation that fits the exact evidence, without adding certainty.
Everyone explains the sentence clue before the representative responds. Literal language means what the words directly say; nonliteral language needs context. Order only by the meanings supplied on the cards. Five-question rounds are useful; the full bank is estimated at 25–40 minutes.
Give everyone time to think and discuss before one pupil acts at the board. The class explains and confirms together; hints and explanations stay until you move on.
Use an up-to-date browser on a computer connected to a whiteboard or shared display. Touch, mouse and keyboard; optional audio and reduced motion. No pupil accounts or personal devices.
Choose from 5 challenges up to the full activity. Discussion determines the duration: you set the pace.
Milo moves a foot onto a stair: the phrase is literal here. It does not mean planning or solving a problem.
What could show that took steps is being used in a different way?
Match with:
The requests ask for waiting, helping and watching. They do not require an actual horse, a borrowed body part or a detached eye.
Why is the rest of each request useful evidence?
Unsure gives least confidence; likely gives an expectation without certainty; certain gives no doubt. This order follows the supplied certainty scale.
Why does likely leave room for a different result?
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