The Personification Quiz

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun is very hot today.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car is red.

• The book is on the table.

What does personification mean?

• Giving human characteristics to animals.

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas.

• Describing a person in detail.

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".

Identify the personification in the following sentence: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

• Moonlit sky

• Stars danced playfully

• In the sky

• The sentence has no personification.

Which of these is NOT an example of personification?

• The alarm clock yelled at me this morning.

• The chocolate cake was calling my name.

• The flowers danced in the breeze.

• The water was cold.

Choose the sentence that uses personification.

• The cat ran quickly.

• The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.

• The ball is round.

• The chair is made of wood.

Why do writers use personification?

• To make their writing more factual.

• To give human traits to animals only.

• To make their writing more engaging and vivid.

• To confuse the reader.

Find the personification in the following sentence: "The thunder grumbled like an old man."

• Like an old man

• The thunder

• The thunder grumbled

• An old man

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain personification?

• The leaves waved in the wind.

• The car refused to start this morning.

• The book was very interesting.

• The cake smelled delicious.

What is being personified in this sentence: "The sun smiled down on us"?

• Us

• Smiled

• The sun

• Down

Choose the option that correctly identifies personification.

• The computer worked fast.

• The stars winked in the night sky.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The water boiled in the pot.