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Multiple Choice

What does the underlined word mean?

If my mother had mended my pants while the rip was small, it would not have gotten so much bigger.

• ripped

• fixed

• bought

• worn

Multiple Choice

What does the underlined word mean?

Wilma felt alarmed when her dog started barking loudly at the strange visitor outside.

• sad

• happy

• frustrated

• worried

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the difference between literal and figurative language?

• Literal language uses words in their actual sense, while figurative language uses words in a non-literal way to create imagery.

• Literal language is always more interesting than figurative language.

• Figurative language uses only metaphors, while literal language uses only facts.

• Literal language is used only in poetry, while figurative language is used in stories.

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following are examples of similes and which are metaphors: 'John stayed cool like a cucumber,' 'Tracy is a shining star,' 'Lynn was as busy as a bee,' 'My cousin Emily is a social butterfly.'

• All are similes.

• All are metaphors.

• First and third are similes; second and fourth are metaphors.

• First and second are similes; third and fourth are metaphors.

Multiple Choice

Select all the sentences that use hyperbole from the following: 1) This backpack weighs a ton! 2) The wind whispered through the trees. 3) That was the longest line in history! 4) Tracy is a shining star in mathematics.

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 3 and 4

Multiple Choice

Which literary device is being used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author includes figurative language in this part of the text?

• To highlight the speaker’s physical power and ability to protect others

• To emphasize the speaker’s deep sense of loyalty and exaggerated commitment

• To suggest that the speaker is preparing for a real battle

• To express the speaker’s reluctance to serve the lady

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'When I told her the good news, she was on cloud nine!'?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees, telling secrets of the forest.'?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The stars are diamonds twinkling in the night sky.'?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The lake was a mirror, perfectly reflecting the mountains.'?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is used in the sentence: 'I've told you to clean your room a million times!'?

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

What figurative language is used in the sentence: 'My neighbor’s kitten was as fluffy as a cotton ball.'?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

• personification

• idiom

• simile

• onomatopoeia