Figurative Language Quiz

Quiz

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English

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9th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

L.4.5A, L.11-12.5A, L.9-10.5A

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Standards-aligned

Abbey Reid

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

a. The sun was shining brightly

b. I've told you a million times

c. The wind whispered through the trees

d. The flowers danced in the breeze

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

a. His eyes were like diamonds

b. She is as sweet as sugar

c. The world is a stage

d. The thunder roared angrily

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 of the following is an example of simile?

a. The stars danced in the night sky

b. The moon smiled down on them

c. Her voice was music to his ears

d. He was strong as an ox

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

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a. The leaves floated gracefully to the ground

b. The fire danced in the wind

c. The car engine roared to life

d. The book jumped off the shelf

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a. The cat meowed softly

b. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

c. She sells seashells by the seashore

d. The wind howled through the trees

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of oxymoron?

a. Shining darkness

b. Bitter sweet

c. Beautiful sunrise

d. Happy birthday

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of irony?

a. The detective solved the case in under an hour

b. It rained on her wedding day

c. The silence was deafening

d. The sun shone brightly on the beach

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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