Figurative Language definitions

Figurative Language definitions

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Figurative Language definitions

Figurative Language definitions

Assessment

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English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.9-10.5A, L.4.5, L.11-12.5A

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does figurative language mean?

non-literal language

Words or phrases have a different meaning from the literal interpretation.

uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.

random words and phrases that have no meaning at all.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"?

personification

simile

metaphor

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language gives human-like traits to inanimate objects, animals or ideas?

personification

simile

metaphor

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language a common phrase where the meaning is not literal. Instead, it has a hidden meaning? (HINT: These phrases tend to be cultural.)

personification

oxymoron

idiom

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language compares two things by stating that one thing is another thing?

onomatopoeia

oxymoron

idiom

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language are words that sound like their meaning, or words that mimic sound?

onomatopoeia

oxymoron

hyperbole

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration?

onomatopoeia

oxymoron

hyperbole

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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