Identify the simile below...

My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

Identify the hyperbole below...

My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

The same beginning sound repeated

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence? I have a problem.

Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

A device used to confuse the reader.

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

Hyperboles are phrases that

give person-like qualities to animals and things

What is onomatopoeia?

A word or phrase that can be said forwards and backwards

Givig human qualities to an item

Which is an example of a simile?

His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

His room was a hurricane of a mess.

The hurricane screamed through the town.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

You are as a beautiful as a flower.

He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.

The boys ran down the stairs and slid around the corner. Dad raised his arms and called "Hold your Horses!" What does it mean to "Hold your horses?"

Grab the reigns and hold tight!

Jerry hadn't completed his math or reading work. He had a test in science tomorrow. He knew he was skating on thin ice but wanted to play outside. What does it mean to be "Skating on thin ice?"

He was going to get in trouble if he wasn't careful.

He wanted to go ice skating really badly.

The ice he was skating on was dangerous.

"Dad turns forty on Friday. We're going to have a surprise party, so don't spill the beans!" Mom said. What does it mean to "Spill the beans?"

Share the news before you should.

Dad walked into the living room. We all yelled "Surprise!" He just stared with his mouth open. Mom said, "Cat got your tongue?" What does "Cat got your tongue" mean?

A cat stuck it's tongue out at dad.

Dad had a cat grabbing his tongue.

Dad couldn't believe everyone was there.

Figurative Language Test

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English

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4th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.4.3, L.4.5, L.4.5A

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50 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

This house is as clean as a whistle.

simile

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

My bed called to me.

Simile

Personification

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

My brother is a boiling pot of madness.

simile

metaphor

personifcation

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I spent an eternity working my language arts project.

personification

simile

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The math assignment was a breeze.

simile

metaphor

personification

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

She is as thin as a toothpick.

hyperbole

metaphor

simile

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The wind sang through the trees.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

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This house is as clean as a whistle.

My bed called to me.

My brother is a boiling pot of madness.

I spent an eternity working my language arts project.

The math assignment was a breeze.

She is as thin as a toothpick.

The wind sang through the trees.

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My mother yelled at me nonstop the entire day.

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