5th Grade Figurative Language Review

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Which of the following is an example of a simile? A) The sun is a yellow ball in the sky. B) She is a shining star in the classroom. C) His smile is as bright as the sun. D) The wind whispered through the trees.

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His smile is as bright as the sun.

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Identify the metaphor in the sentence: The world is a stage, and we are all actors. A) The world is a stage B) we are all actors C) The world D) all actors

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The world is a stage

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What is an example of personification? A) The flowers danced in the wind. B) The cat sat lazily in the sun. C) The book is full of interesting facts. D) The rain fell softly on the roof.

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The flowers danced in the wind.

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Which sentence contains hyperbole? A) I have a ton of homework tonight. B) She is as tall as a giraffe. C) The stars twinkled like diamonds in the sky. D) The river whispered secrets to the trees.

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I have a ton of homework tonight.

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Choose the idiom in the sentence: It's raining cats and dogs outside. A) raining B) cats and dogs C) outside D) It's

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cats and dogs

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What is an example of onomatopoeia? A) The clock ticked loudly in the room. B) The tree branches swayed gently in the breeze. C) The car zoomed down the street. D) The sun set behind the mountains.

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The clock ticked loudly in the room.

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Which of the following is a simile? A) The moon is a silver coin in the sky. B) Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. C) The trees whispered secrets to each other. D) The rain fell softly on the roof.

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Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

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Identify the metaphor in the sentence: The classroom was a zoo during the group project.

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was a zoo

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What is an example of personification? A) The wind howled through the night. B) The cat slept peacefully on the windowsill. C) The stars winked at me from the sky. D) The book is full of interesting facts.

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The stars winked at me from the sky.

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Which sentence contains hyperbole? A) I've told you a million times to clean your room. B) She is as quiet as a mouse. C) The flowers swayed in the gentle breeze. D) The sun smiled down on the earth.

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I've told you a million times to clean your room.