Figurative Language 8th Grade Quiz

Which of the following is a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He runs like a cheetah.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• She is as brave as a lion.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In the sentence 'The trees danced in the wind', what figurative language is used?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so bored I could watch paint dry.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In the sentence 'The world is a stage', what figurative language is used?

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the personification in the sentence: 'The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.'

• The trees

• The rocks

• The flowers

• The clouds

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I'm so bored I could watch paint dry.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In the sentence 'The snow is a white blanket', what figurative language is used?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• B. The cat sat on the mat.

• A. The sun is a star.

• D. The wind whispered through the trees.

• C. Her eyes were sparkling diamonds.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon.

• I'm so cold I could freeze to death.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A