Figurative Language Quiz
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4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
The sky was angry with dark storm clouds in the distance.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
The sky isn't a person who can be angry. Personification is giving non-human things, human emotions and qualities.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Her hair was a puffy, white cloud.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as. You are comparing a mountain to running a marathon.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Hummingbird wings seem to move a million times a second.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Hyperbole is an exaggeration. The hummingbird's wings didn't literally flap a million times.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
I waited in line at the ticket counter for a million years.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Hyperbole is an exaggeration. You didn't literally wait for a million years!
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
The snow was a white blanket over the town.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
An Idiom is a saying in the English language. "A dime a dozen" is a common phrase meaning they are really common or around a lot.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
He attracted girls like honey attracted flies.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Similes are comparing using like or as. You are comparing him to honey.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
The telephone yelled for me to answer it.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Idioms are common phrases in the English language. "Barking up the wrong tree" means you're asking the wrong person.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
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