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Figurative Language Pretest

Authored by Sarah Hubler

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language Pretest
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ben brought barrels of bait to Big Lake for bass fishing. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

metaphor

hyperbole

alliteration

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Abdi ran the mile as quick as lightning. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

personification

hyperbole

onomatopoeia

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Her eyes were fireflies. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

hyperbole

metaphor

personification

allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The teapot sang as the water boiled. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

onomatopoeia

hyperbole

personification

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I slept like a baby last night. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

hyperbole

metaphor

simile

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Antonio ordered jumbo shrimp for dinner. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

oxymoron

simile

hyperbole

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Lois learned a valuable lesson leaning back in her chair during language arts class. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

hyperbole

idiom

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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