Allusions
To what are you referring?
Before the bell rings...
please get out a piece of
loose leaf paper, put your
name on it, and number it
from 1-25 without skipping
lines.
Which Marvel Superhero is being
alluded to below?
1. Jason dodged the bullet, blocking another
with his shield. He looked like a certain
patriotic superhero--minus the red, white and
blue, of course.
Ellen F.
Which Fairy Tale Princess is alluded
to below?
2. “I feel like I am missing something,” said
Katie.
“Is it a glass shoe?” Eric replied.
A glass shoe, really? Now I just need a
charming prince to see if it fits.” Katie smirked.
Keylee G.
Which book of scripture is being
alluded to below?
3. It seems as though it has rained forty days
and forty nights.
Taylor S
Which popular board game is being
alluded to below?
4. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO or collect
two-hundred dollars.
Devin B
Which popular novel is being
alluded to below?
5. May the odds be ever in your favor as you
take this test.
Hannah H
Which Disney movie is being alluded
to below?
6. She held her phone Rafiki style, trying to get
a signal.
Sadie St.
Which movie is being alluded to
below?
7. “I am so angry!”
“Please, don’t tell me you’re going to climb
the Empire State Building and start smashing
airplanes.”
Courtlyne M.
Which Disney movie is being alluded
to below?
8. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming,
just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.
What do you do? You swiiiiiiim...
Kennidee D.
What movie is being alluded to
below?
9. I was sitting in math class but couldn’t pay
attention. I may as well have been in
Neverland.
Taylor B.
What story/movie is being alluded to
below?
10. It was as though she had gone down a
rabbit hole, only to find that the little door was
locked.
Spring S.
Which Marvel comic character is
being alluded to here?
11. I felt something was wrong. I guess you
could say my “spidey-sense” was tingling.
Camryn R.
What movie is being alluded to
below?
12. He might as well have said “You play ball
like a girl!”
Delaney V.
What character is being alluded to?
13. My house is so boring! I wish I lived in a
pineapple under the sea.
Vanessa B.
What character is being alluded to
below?
14. He lied so much, I’m surprised his nose
didn’t start growing.
Jocelyn H.
What game is being alluded to here?
15. It was like fighting a Creeper.
Riley A.
Which superhero is being alluded to
below?
16. I felt impervious, no, invincible. It was as
though bullets couldn’t kill me. A bomb on the
other hand, would have been my Kryptonite.
Nick C.
What athlete is being alluded to
below?
17. I felt like I was cheating. It was as if I had
taken steroids to win a world-class bike race.
Brenden B.
What movie is being alluded to
below?
18. As we left our home state, my dad said,
“We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.”
Harold G.
What game is being alluded to here?
19. She got mad when she put down a
Reverse, but the next round he got her back
with a Draw Four and a change to green.
Beau J.
Who is the famous athlete being
alluded to here?
20. My coach tried to motivate us by reiterating
the words of the Great Bambino: “Never let the
fear of striking out keep you from playing the
game.”
Jordyn B
What character is being alluded to
here?
21.I was so excited, I felt like yelling, “To infinity
and beyond!”
Carmen F.
What movie is being alluded to
here?
22. “May the force be with you on your math
test,” said Anna’s mom as she ran out the door
for work.
Rachel Jo.
What book series is being alluded to
here?
23. That roller coaster was awesome!” Mark
said.
To me it felt like riding Black-Jack around
Manhattan, almost crashing into the Empire
State Building.” I responded.
“Maybe a little bit.” Mark said and then
walked ahead of me.
Sydney H.
What popular television series is
being alluded to here?
24. When you get older and start dating, I want
you to be able to say one thing. “I can bait a
hook.”
(Yeah, Jack!)
Ashlee H.
What Discovery Channel show is
being alluded to here?
25. It’s a bad week to be a seal.
Caden C.
Answers:
1. Captain America
2. Cinderella
3. The Bible
4. Monopoly
5. The Hunger Games
6. The Lion King
7. King Kong
8. Finding Nemo
9. Peter Pan
10.Alice in Wonderland
11. Spiderman
13. Spongebob
14. Pinocchio
15. Minecraft
16. Superman
17. Lance Armstrong
18. The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy)
19. Uno
20. Babe Ruth
21. Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
22. Star Wars
23. Percy Jackson
24. Duck Dynasty