Figurative Language Quiz

Identify the simile in the following sentence: The clouds were as fluffy as cotton candy.

• The clouds were as fluffy as cotton candy.

• The clouds were as hard as a rock.

• The clouds were as smooth as silk.

• The clouds were as bright as the sun.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Identify the simile in the following sentence: Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day.

• Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day

• Her smile was as bright as a lightbulb

• Her smile was as cold as ice

• Her smile was like a thunderstorm

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Recognize the metaphor in the following sentence: The world is a stage, and we are all actors.

• The world is a playground

• The world is a book

• The world is a movie set

• The world is a stage

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Recognize the metaphor in the following sentence: Time is a thief, stealing moments from our lives.

• Time is a thief

• Time is a friend

• Time is a healer

• Time is a gift

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Understand personification in the following sentence: The wind whispered through the trees.

• The wind scolded the trees for not moving.

• The wind is personified as it is given the human characteristic of whispering.

• The wind danced with the trees.

• The wind sang a lullaby to the trees.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Understand personification in the following sentence: The stars danced in the night sky.

• The stars played a game of hide and seek.

• The stars are being given the human ability to dance, which is an example of personification.

• The stars sang a lullaby to the moon.

• The stars wrote a love letter to the sun.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Distinguish hyperbole in the following sentence: I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• once in a blue moon

• a million times

• a thousand times

• a hundred times

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Distinguish hyperbole in the following sentence: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• I'm so full I could explode!

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

• I'm so cold I could melt!

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Analyze onomatopoeia in the following sentence: The bees buzzed around the flowers.

• The word 'buzzed' is an example of simile.

• The word 'buzzed' is an example of metaphor.

• The word 'buzzed' is an example of personification.

• The word 'buzzed' is an example of onomatopoeia.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Analyze onomatopoeia in the following sentence: The fire crackled and popped in the fireplace.

• sizzled and fizzed

• whispered and hummed

• shouted and whispered

• crackled and popped

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4