Figurative Language
Authored by Peggy McGannon
English
6th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively covers figurative language concepts appropriate for 6th grade middle school students. The questions assess students' ability to identify and distinguish between major types of figurative language including simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idioms, and understatement. Students need a solid understanding of how authors use language creatively to create vivid imagery, convey meaning beyond literal interpretation, and enhance their writing's impact. The core concepts require students to recognize comparative language (similes using "like" or "as" versus metaphors that make direct comparisons), understand how human characteristics can be given to non-human objects through personification, identify sound words and repeated consonant sounds, and interpret expressions that have meanings different from their literal words. Students must also distinguish between exaggeration for effect (hyperbole) and deliberate understatement, demonstrating their grasp of how authors manipulate language intensity to achieve specific purposes in their writing. Created by Peggy McGannon, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge students' mastery of essential figurative language concepts that form the foundation of literary analysis and creative writing skills. Teachers can effectively use this resource as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before diving into poetry or fiction units, as guided practice during figurative language instruction, or as homework to reinforce classroom learning. The quiz format makes it ideal for quick comprehension checks and review sessions before summative assessments. This assessment directly supports Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4, which requires students to determine the meaning of words and phrases as used in text, including figurative and connotative meanings, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5, which focuses on understanding figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"You are like a ray of sunshine!" is an example of:
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle." The word 'pop' is an example of:
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an idiom?
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.
Personificati
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
She’s as tiny as a mouse.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My mom told me to zip my lips.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
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