Figurative Language Quiz

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

• fluffy like a pillow

• soft as a feather

• as white as snow

• like fluffy cotton candy

Which of the following is a simile? A) He runs as fast as a cheetah. B) She is a shining star. C) The sun is a golden ball in the sky. D) The wind whispered through the trees.

• B) She is a glowing moon.

• A) He runs as fast as a cheetah.

• C) The sun is a big fireball in the sky.

• D) The wind screamed through the trees.

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

• The world is a zoo

• The world is a playground

• The world is a stage

• The world is a puzzle

Which of the following is a metaphor? A) The flowers danced in the breeze. B) His words were a soothing balm for her soul. C) The moon is a silver coin in the night sky. D) The raindrops were like a symphony on the roof.

• B) His words were a soothing balm for her soul.

• A) The flowers sang a song in the breeze.

• D) The raindrops were like a waterfall on the roof.

• C) The moon is a glowing light in the night sky.

Understand the personification in the sentence: The trees waved their branches in the wind.

• The trees reached out to touch the sky

• The attribution of human qualities to the trees

• The trees whispered to each other

• The trees danced in the wind

Which of the following is an example of personification? A) The stars winked at me from the night sky. B) The fire spread its warmth throughout the room. C) The car engine roared to life. D) The book called out to be read.

• B) The tree whispered secrets in my ear.

• C) The ocean danced in the sunlight.

• A) The moon sang a lullaby to me.

• D

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

• a million times

• a dozen times

• a hundred times

• a thousand times

Which of the following is a hyperbole? A) She's as tall as a giraffe. B) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. C) The sun is as bright as a diamond. D) The cat's eyes were like saucers in the dark.

• B) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• D) The cat's eyes were like marbles in the dark.

• C) The sun is as dull as a rock.

• A) She's as short as a giraffe.

Interpret the idiom in the sentence: It's raining cats and dogs outside.

• It is sunny outside

• It is raining heavily

• It is snowing heavily

• It is windy outside

Which of the following is an idiom? A) She has a heart of gold. B) He's a real bookworm. C) The early bird catches the worm. D) He's feeling under the weather.

• A) She has a heart of gold.

• B) He's a real bookworm.

• C) The early bird catches the worm.

• D) He's feeling under the weather.