Figurative Language Practice Test

Figurative Language Practice Test

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.5.3, L.4.5, L.4.5A

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kelly Mullins

Used 11+ times

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

28 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A comparison between two things using the words like or as.

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.

Simile

Metaphor

Idiom

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A type of figurative language when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or that isn't even alive, such as nature or household items.

Personification

Oxymoron

Metaphor

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A type of figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound.

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A type of figurative language that the words or phrases mean something different then their literal meaning. They are common phrases or sayings.

Idiom

Metaphor

Alliteration

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A type of figurative language where a word describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken.

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?