Figurative Language Assessment

What does the simile in this text suggest?

"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get" -Forest Gump

• Life is luxurious

• Life is unpredictable

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

________ is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.

The long-ignored book sat ____________ on the nightstand.

• unread

• patiently

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Words that resemble the sound they describe is ________________________.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does the personification in this text suggest?

During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the levees and flood walls that had been built to protect the city of New Orleans broke, and water swallowed parts of the city.

• The levees were poorly built.

• Parts of the city disappeared under water.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What does the idiom in this text suggest?

I walked across an empty land

I knew the pathway like the back of my hand.

—Keane, "Somewhere Only We Know"

• The singer knows the path really well.

• The singer has never been on the path.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the metaphor in this text suggest?

When James lost his job, he was devastated. The only light in the sea of darkness was the prospect of pursuing a new career.

• James didn't know what to do after losing his job.

• There was a benefit to James's job loss.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Write four sentences to describe this picture. Use any of the following types of figurative language. Then identify the kind you use.

metaphor | personification | simile | onomatopoeia | hyperbole | alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5