Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, understatement Quiz
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
______ is an exaggeration, the obvious stretching of the truth to emphasize strong feeling or to create a humorous effect
simile
metaphor
personification
understatement
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
______ is a
comparison between two unlike things using the word “like” or “as.”
simile
metaphor
personification
understatement
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
______ provides personality, energy, will, and emotion to an otherwise lifeless thing or item.
simile
metaphor
personification
understatement
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ______ compares two things that are basically unlike each other but that have some qualities in common.
simile
metaphor
personification
understatement
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
______ are when the speaker or writer express an idea with significantly less force than is expected or would be required to accurately describe an idea.
simile
metaphor
personification
understatement
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The action filled story jumped off the page is an example of ______
simile
metaphor
personification
understatement
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The murderer has a heart of stone" is an example of _______
simile
metaphor
personification
understatement
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
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