Figurative Language Check
Authored by Andrea Sprague
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After trying for a decade to grow a sweeter apple, the
company has finally developed a new variety that is bright
red and as sweet as honey.
metaphor
allusion
simile
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During the Great Fire of London, flames leapt across the
city, devouring more than 13,000 homes and 87 churches.
onomatopoeia
pun
personification
euphemism
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hundreds of excited people gathered in the park for the
fireworks show and stayed until the last sizzle and pop of
light faded from the sky.
alliteration
paradox
onomatopoeia
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Saturday evening, the men’s football team completed the
last chapter in their Cinderella story by defeating the
highest ranked team in the final seconds of the game.
allusion
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Chocolate companies need high-quality cacao beans, but
finding those beans can prove difficult. “Sometimes we
have to go to the moon and back to find the perfect cacao
tree,” remarked the chairman in a recent interview.
hyperbole
pun
verbal irony
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The governor, a looming tower of a man, was re-elected
this fall.
personification
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the seas got stormy, the captain needed more assistance and called for all hands on deck.
simile
allusion
synecdoche
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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