Point of View and Figurative Language

Point of View and Figurative Language Test Review

Multiple Choice

10. She is a ray of sunshine

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

The Husky Corn Spoke

• Onomontopiea

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Multiple Choice

Time flies when you're having fun

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Simile

Multiple Choice

Closed my lids, and kept them close,

And the balls like pulses beat;

For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky

Lay like a load on my weary eye,

And the dead were at my feet

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Open Ended

Why authors use figurative language?

Point of view

Multiple Choice

As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. I see a shadow up in a tree. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

She ran as fast as she could up the hill. Although she was hot and exhausted, she knew if she kept her pace, she would win the race.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

To add oil to your car engine, unscrew the cap, place a funnel inside, and slowly add the oil.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

Some rivers begin in mountains or hills, where rain water or snow melt collects and forms small channels. At first, the channels are small. Then, as more water enters the channels they grow, forming gullies (larger channels). Finally, the streams in the gullies eventually become big enough to form a river.

• description

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

• sequence

Multiple Choice

I do my chores each Saturday.

First, I fold the laundry and put it away.

Then I sweep and mop the kitchen floor.

After that, I empty all the garbage cans and

the recycling. Finally, when all of my chores are

finished, I can go outside to play.

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description

• sequence