Understanding Personification Quiz

Can you spot the sentence where something non-human is given human qualities, also known as personification?

• The book was on the table.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• She ran quickly to catch the bus.

• The car is very fast.

Ever wondered how writers make inanimate objects come to life? What's the secret behind giving non-human elements a breath of human-like essence in stories?

• To give human characteristics to non-human objects or elements.

• To make the writing more difficult to understand.

• To describe the physical appearance of characters.

• To provide factual information about a topic.

In the sentence "The sun smiled down on us," what is being personified?

• The sun

• Us

• The smile

• The sky

Let's play a game of imagination! Can you tell which character from our night sky's story is being brought to life in this sentence: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."?

• The sky

• The moon

• The stars

• The dance

Pop quiz! Which of the following is NOT a purpose of dressing up words in personification?

• To paint a picture with words.

• To stir up those deep, deep emotions.

• To give a straightforward, no-nonsense description.

• To make the story jump off the page!

Imagine you're in a story where the sky is grumbling. In the sentence "The thunder grumbled like an old man," who's being given a human touch?

• The old man

• The sound

• The thunder

• The grumble

Let's play with words! Which sentence below magically gives life to an inanimate object?

• The flowers bloom in the spring.

• The computer refused to cooperate.

• The car is parked in the garage.

• The water is very cold.

What is being personified in the sentence "The city never sleeps"?

• The people

• The buildings

• The city

• The sleep

Why might an author sprinkle a little personification magic into their story?

• To breathe life into non-human elements, making them dance off the page and into the reader's heart.

• To bulk up the story's word count with some extra fluff.

• To shine a spotlight on the nitty-gritty technicalities of writing.

• To cleverly dodge the task of painting the story's setting.

In the sentence "The alarm clock yelled at me to wake up," what is being personified?

• The alarm clock

• The person

• The yell

• The wake up