Language Review

Figurative Language Review

Multiple Choice

What is a simile ?

• figurative language that compares two like things

• figurative language that compares two unlike things using "as" or "like"

• comparison of people

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What two words help you identify simile in a text?

• "as" and "like"

• "because" and "why"

• "cause" and "effect"

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My grandma is as sweet as sugar.

• she is very nice
• she wears sweet perfume
• she likes to bake sweets
• she loves CHOCOLATE!

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What two things are being compared in the sentence " Sariyah is as cute as a puppy." ?

• cute and the puppy

• the sentence isnt comparing anything

• Sariyah and the puppy

Multiple Choice

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

• alliteration
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.

• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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Which two things are being compared in this sentence: Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello.

• Jimmy and Jello
• Legs and Jello
• Her and Jello
• Feet and Legs

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Which two things are being compared in this sentence: Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello.

• Jimmy and Jello
• Legs and Jello
• Her and Jello
• Feet and Legs

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Which two things are being compared in this sentence: Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello.

• Jimmy and Jello
• Legs and Jello
• Her and Jello
• Feet and Legs

Multiple Choice

Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Onomatopoeia
• Simile
• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word
• A descriptive word
• A sound word
• A statement

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  

• croak
• Mrs. Davis
• frogs
• pond

Multiple Choice

What is personification?

• A word that is a sound
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

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It seems like my older brother is always hungry. 

• Personification
• NOT Personification 

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The piano sang a mournful song. 

• Personification 
• NOT Personification 

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"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Happiness
• Walking
• Hiking