Figurative Language Quiz

Simile: What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of vehicle

• A type of dance

• A type of fruit

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Simile: Which of the following is an example of a simile? A) The sun is like a golden coin. B) The sun is bright.

• A) The sun is as hot as a fire.

• B) The sun is as big as the moon.

• A) The sun is like a golden coin.

• C) The sun is as bright as a flashlight.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Metaphor: What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is another thing, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor is a type of musical instrument commonly used in classical music

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation used to solve for unknown variables

• A metaphor is a type of insect that lives in tropical regions

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Metaphor: Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? A) The wind whispered through the trees. B) Time is a thief.

• C) The cat sat on the mat.

• A) The sun is shining.

• B) Time is a thief.

• D) The river flowed gently.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Personification: What is personification?

• A type of fruit

• A form of transportation

• A scientific theory

• Personification

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Personification: Which of the following is an example of personification? A) The stars twinkled in the night sky. B) The flowers danced in the breeze.

• B) The flowers danced in the breeze.

• D) The wind whispered secrets to the trees.

• A) The rocks sang a lullaby to the ocean.

• C) The sun smiled down on the earth.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Hyperbole: What is hyperbole?

• An exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

• A form of dance

• A scientific theory

• A type of fruit

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Hyperbole: Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? A) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. B) I'm feeling a little hungry.

• A) I'm so thirsty I could swim across the ocean.

• B) I'm so full I could eat a whole cow.

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

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

Alliteration: What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same sound or letter in the middle of closely connected words

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of closely connected words

• Using different sounds or letters at the beginning of closely connected words

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of closely connected words

Alliteration: Which of the following is an example of alliteration? A) The cat chased the mouse. B) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• C) The sun is shining.

• B) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• A) The dog barked loudly.

• D) The rain fell heavily.