Figures of Speech Quiz
Authored by Margie Webb
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'time flies'?
metaphor
time runs
time stands still
time crawls
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 figure of speech in the sentence 'His words cut like a knife.'
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
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
In the phrase 'quiet as a mouse', what figure of speech is being used?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
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 figure of speech is present in the sentence 'The world is a stage'?
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech in the sentence 'She is a shining star.'
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'raining cats and dogs'?
idiom
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'The sun smiled down on us', what figure of speech is being used?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
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