What is the meaning of this simile? My mouth was as dry as a bone.

Bones are dry when they are in your mouth.

Why would an author use this figurative language sentence? Her head was spinning from all the new information.

To let readers know that the girl has many thoughts going through her head.

To show how a girl's head looked.

To tell that new information makes your head spin.

To tell the reader that the girl has a wobbly head.

What is the meaning of this idiom? It's not rocket science.

This is not difficult to understand.

We are not learning about rocket science.

This is difficult to understand.

What does the author want you to attain from this sentence? I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.

The author wants you to imagine the cooking bacon.

The author wants you to get hungry for bacon.

The author wants you to hear the sounds of frying bacon.

The author wants to convince you to cook bacon.

Why would an author use this sentence? I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill, in bare feet.

To let you know that getting to school was difficult.

To inform you about how long it took to get to school.

To let you know that it snowed every day.

To let you know what the route to school was like.

What is the meaning of this simile? The ocean was like a raging bull.

The ocean had strong, fierce waves.

There was a raging bull in the ocean.

What does this example of personification mean? My heart smiles every time I see you.

I am very happy when I see you.

Which phrase would make this sentence an example of personification? My car is _____________ .

the brightest shade of blue water.

Which example is a metaphor that means "she is intelligent"?

The words from the encyclopedia float right into her head giving her unlimited knowledge.

She is smart like an encyclopedia.

She knows billions of facts, just like an encyclopedia.

Figurative Language

Quiz

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English

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3rd - 5th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.4.5A, L.4.5, L.6.5A

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Figurative Language is used by writers to _____________.

confuse readers

help readers better understand an idea

make readers think harder

make the writing sound better

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is this?
This coffee shop is an ice box!

metaphor

simile

personification

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is this?
I've told you a million times to clean your room!

metaphor

hyperbole

imagery

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is this?
We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait for others to wake.

onomatopoeia

alliteration

hyperbole

simile

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of Figurative Language is this?
The burning wood hissed and crackled.

idiom

hyperbole

alliteration

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of Figurative Language is this?
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.

hyperbole

idiom

personification

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is this?
He was on cloud nine after he won first place in the competition.

alliteration

personification

idiom

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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Figurative Language

20 questions

Figurative Language is used by writers to _____________.

What type of figurative language is this?This coffee shop is an ice box!

What type of figurative language is this?I've told you a million times to clean your room!

What type of figurative language is this?We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait for others to wake.

What type of Figurative Language is this?The burning wood hissed and crackled.

What type of Figurative Language is this?The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.

What type of figurative language is this?He was on cloud nine after he won first place in the competition.

What type of figurative language is this?The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.

What is the meaning of this simile?My mouth was as dry as a bone.

Why would an author use this figurative language sentence?Her head was spinning from all the new information.

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What type of figurative language is this?
This coffee shop is an ice box!

What type of figurative language is this?
I've told you a million times to clean your room!

What type of figurative language is this?
We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait for others to wake.

What type of Figurative Language is this?
The burning wood hissed and crackled.

What type of Figurative Language is this?
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.

What type of figurative language is this?
He was on cloud nine after he won first place in the competition.

What type of figurative language is this?
The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.

What is the meaning of this simile?
My mouth was as dry as a bone.

Why would an author use this figurative language sentence?
Her head was spinning from all the new information.