Figurative Language Test Practice

Pick out the simile.

• She is just like a race car because she is so fast!

• She is a race car speeding in the wind.

• She has a race car that winks at her each time she passes it.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Pick out the personification.

• The tree is like a ghost to peer at.

• The tree swayed in the wind dancing to the music at night.

• The tree is an old man to me.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Pick out the metaphor.

• Mrs. Harper was like a whole bottle of perfume she smelled so good.

• Mrs. Worth was as smart as a school book.

• Mrs. Cannon was like a peach.

• Dr. Tucker was an oak tree standing tall.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Pick out the alliteration.

• Silly, Silly, Snakes , Snakes

• Peter was like a walking radio everywhere he went as he belted out the tune.

• Silly Snakes Slither Sometimes on Saturdays

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Pick out the hyperbole.

• The lesson was like a long winded train that we couldn't wait to go by.

• The lesson is going to go on forever, and it will keep going until the end of time.

• The lesson was a train stuck on the tracks.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Mindy just got a new job at a big company. She has been working like a dog! Her boss isn’t very nice and yells at her almost every day. Last week, he told her she needed to redo a big project that took her 2 weeks to do! Mindy said, “That is the last straw!” and quit her job! This short paragraph contained what form of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

She was so overly upset , and she couldn't sleep at night. When the alarm clock went off the next morning, her feet were like two heavy bricks that hit the floor. Her eyes were as heavy shades. What type of figurative language is included?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"
• A comparison without using "like" or "as"
• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
• An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
• When words sound like what they mean.
• An extreme exaggeration 
• A comparison 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A