Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• An exaggerated statement

• Giving human qualities to non human things

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The sun smiled down on us.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• He runs like the wind.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification?

• Comparing two things

• Giving human qualities to animals or objects

• A humorous exaggeration

• An expression that means something different than its literal meaning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence contains an example of hyperbole?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• He was so hungry he could eat a horse.

• The snow was a white blanket.

• She sings like an angel.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the meaning of the idiom "raining cats and dogs"?

• It's raining very heavily.

• It's raining lightly.

• There are animals outside.

• It's raining with strong winds.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He is a shining star.

• She was as brave as a lion.

• He has a heart of stone.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is an idiom?

• A literal expression

• An exaggerated statement

• A type of poetry with only three lines and 5/7/5 syllables

• An expression with a meaning different from its literal meaning

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following are examples of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He was as ugly as a monster.

• The snow was a white blanket.

• She sings like an angel.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The world is a stage"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains an idiom?

• He is a fast runner.

• She sings beautifully.

• It's a piece of cake.

• The dog barked loudly

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B