Personification and Idiom

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Hiking

What is personification?

• A word that is a sound
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

• a. Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.

• b. Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.

• c. Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.

• d. Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?

• The walls
• The scream

Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges.

• a. Jose can hardly tell the difference between the two phones because they are so similar.

• b. Jose believes that the phones are so different from one another that they cannot be compared

• c. Jose doesn’t know anything about phones so he may as well be thinking about fruits.

• d. Jose is too hungry to think about phones at this time.

Roll up your sleeves means...

• Push up your sleeves
• Cut the sleeves off a shirt
• Get ready to work
• Time to leave

Over the summer Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship.

• a. Brian was even more excited about the math class than he was over the summer.

• b. Brian wanted to start working on his math assignments right away.

• c. Brian did not want to be in the advance math class anymore.

• d. Brian wanted to cause some trouble in the advanced math class.

Walk in her shoes means.....

• I have the same shoes
• Feel what she feels
• Go for a walk
• Her shoes are good for walking

The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?

• say
• moon

What is being personified ?  "Oreo: Milk's favorite cookie!"

• Cookie
• Milk