Identifying Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is a simile?

• b) The sun is a golden coin

• c) The sun shines brightly

• a) The sun is like a golden coin

• d) The sun is a beautiful sight

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the simile

• The wind howled like a gentle breeze

• The wind howled like a quiet night

• The wind howled like a cat

• The wind howled like a pack of wolves.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Find the metaphor in the 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 stage

• The world is a puzzle

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• I'm not hungry at all

• I could eat a whole buffet

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

• I'm feeling a little thirsty

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the hyperbole

• I told you a million times!

• I told you a hundred times!

• I told you a thousand times!

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the literary device in the sentence: The stars are diamonds in the night sky.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the sentence with figurative language

• The new house was built in the valley.

• The old, abandoned house was pure evil.

• The cat meowed at the door.

• The sky was blue and the grass was green.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Simile or Metaphor?
She is a toothpick.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D