Allusion vs Illusion 🔒

These 9 sentences help you tell an allusion from an illusion. An allusion is an indirect reference to something, often a book or a story, while an illusion is a false impression or something that is not really there. You pick the right word for prompts like "The teachers use ___s in instruction to tap our background knowledge" and "Add mirrors to the room to give the ___ of lots of space." Recommended level: intermediate. A point the questions make nicely: an allusion points outward to another idea, while an illusion only fools the eye or the mind.

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Question 1

The ___ in the speech on vanity referred to the wicked queen in Snow White.

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Why do some people still have the ___ that Earth is flat?

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The teachers use ___s in instruction to tap our background knowledge.

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Add mirrors to the room to give the ___ of lots of space.

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The lizard's puffed-up cheeks give an ___ of ferociousness.

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Having lots of "friends" on a social network may just be an ___.

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Dark eye shadow in the crease of the eyelid gives an ___ of bigger eyes.

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"We're not in Miami anymore" is an ___ to The Wizard of Oz.

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My children have the ___ that I will give them candy after they do homework.

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