Allusion or Delusion or Illusion?

P. J. King

Read the statements below and write in the correct word. Remember the differences between the words.

Allusion is a noun that means a casual or subtle reference.

Delusion is a noun that means a mistaken conviction about reality that has resulted from impaired or misleading judgment.

Illusion is a noun that means fanciful or unreal occurrence.

Write in the correct form here and on your paper; click "submit" at the end.

  1. The man's psychosis has caused him to experience many (allusions, delusions, illusions).

    2. Your answer:

  2. His comment about the cross he has to bear was an obvious (allusion, delusion, illusion) to something in the Bible.

    3. Your answer:

  3. The painting is, of course, two dimensional but presents the (allusion, delusion, illusion) of being three dimensional.

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  4. An optical (allusion, delusion, illusion) occurs whenever a six-foot person appears to be as tall as a forty-foot tree in the distance.

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  5. Julia suffers from the (allusion, delusion, illusion) that she is Queen Elizabeth I.

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