Personification Quiz

Which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?

• The sun set behind the mountains.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The river flowed gently.

• The stars shone brightly.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Read the following sentence: "The old house groaned and creaked as the storm raged outside." What is being personified in this sentence?

• The storm

• The house

• The night

• The wind

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Create a sentence that uses personification to describe a thunderstorm.

• The thunderstorm was very loud.

• The thunderstorm roared angrily across the sky.

• The thunderstorm had heavy rain.

• The thunderstorm was scary.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Compare the following two sentences and identify which one uses more descriptive language: 1. The garden was beautiful. 2. The garden was a vibrant tapestry of colors, with flowers blooming in every shade of the rainbow.

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

The pencil sang as it danced across the paper.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personifiction

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?

• The gardener

• The flowers

• The crops

Choose the option that best uses personification in a descriptive sentence.

• The wind howled through the night.

• The car is very fast.

• The building was tall.

• The lake was deep.