Figurative Language Pre-Test
Authored by Jamie Papan
English
8th Grade
18 Questions
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a simile?
The wind whispered through the trees.
Time is a thief.
She is as brave as a lion.
He has a heart of stone.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the metaphor in the following sentences:
The classroom was a zoo.
His words were music to her ears.
The snowflakes danced like tiny fairies.
She swims like a fish.
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
Which example shows personification?
The stars winked in the night sky.
He exploded with anger.
She is a shining star.
They fought like cats and dogs.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the hyperbole.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
He's running faster than the wind.
The bag weighted a ton.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
The bees buzzed by the flowers.
Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
The cake was as sweet as honey.
He is the apple of my eye.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the sentence that contains an idiom:
It's raining cats and dogs.
The car complained as it started on the cold morning.
The lightning raced across the sky.
The sun played hide and seek behind the clouds.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is an example of alliteration?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The wind was whistling in the wilderness.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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