Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The sky was a flaming ball of fire.
• My cat is as fast as a lightning bolt.
• The ocean sends its chorus of voices over the land.
• My brother is a snake in the grass.

Which of the following sentences contains hyperbole?

• Thomas is a snake in the grass.
• My dad was hopping mad when I got home.
• Shelly felt like a fish out of water at the party.

Choose the sentence that contains an example of personification.

• The clouds were as white as snow.
• The cows mooed as the farmer approached.
• The waves danced along the shoreline.
• Candles flickered in the wind.

Which one of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The fog rolled in, making it hard to see just a few yards in front of you.
• The clouds were dark shadows, while stinging rain fell fast.
• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
• Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The afternoon sun peeked playfully from behind the clouds and then hid once more. The sentence above is an example of _____.

• personification
• metaphor
• alliteration
• hyperbole

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• cry
• hiss
• sizzle
• plop

The lamb's fleece was white as snow. The sentence above contains _____.

• personification
• an idiom
• metaphor
• a simile

Choose the sentence that contains an example of personification.

• Our classroom was as hot as an oven.
• She looked like she had seen a ghost.
• The leaves laughed in the gentle wind.
• Her mom is worn out after working all day.

Which sentence contains an example of hyperbole?

• Sarah's backpack weighed a ton.
• The beautiful snowflakes fell softly.
• Put the blanket on the foot of the bed.
• My dad loves rock and roll music.

Which sentence does not contain an idiom?

• It was raining cats and dogs, so we did not go outside.
• The old oak tree shivered in the cold winter wind.
• My dog, Daisy, is the apple of my eye.
• Get straight to the point and don't beat around the bush.