Figurative Language Vocabulary Quiz
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English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is figurative language?
A direct and literal use of words in writing or speech
Use of words or phrases that are not meant to be taken literally, but to create a special meaning
A comparison that includes like or as
A word or expression that has the same meaning as another in the same language
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a simile do?
Gives human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
Expresses a general truth about people or the world
Makes a comparison that includes like or as
Describes an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not include like or as
A word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language
A well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world
An act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
A comparison that includes like or as
An act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
A well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says something that is generally true
A word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.RI.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an idiom?
A word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language
A comparison that does not include like or as
An expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words
A well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an adage?
A comparison that includes like or as
A well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world
An act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
A word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a proverb?
A word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language
A comparison that includes like or as
An expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words
A well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says something that is generally true
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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