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Figurative Language Test

Authored by Brittany Young

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Both similes and metaphors ________.

compare things

use the words “like” and “as”

are ways words can rhyme in a poem

make a story less vivid

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.

uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things

compares things without using the words “like” or “as”

gives a nonhuman thing human traits

uses a word that sounds like what it means

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

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

The thunder was loud.

The thunder boomed and rumbled.

The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

The boy was upset at himself.

The boy was a tornado of emotion.

The boy said he’d die of shame.

The boy did not like what he’d done.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

Whistling
Happiness
Walking
Hiking

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?

Adele
The store
High heels
Her

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The piano sang a mournful song. 

Personification 
NOT Personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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