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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES

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6th - 8th Grade

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

A literary device that uses creative language to convey meaning in a more vivid and impactful way.

literal language  

figures of language

lively language        

figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Which figurative languages uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make comparison?

simile

metaphor

personification

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 15 pts

Which figurative language uses words that indicate the opposite of what one meant to say?

paradox        

irony

oxymoron

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 20 pts

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The wind _____________ through the trees. (personification)

whispered

winked

winded

willowed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 20 pts

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The room was filled with _____________ silence as they awaited the announcement. (irony)

devastating

deafening

demanding

deceiving

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 20 pts

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

I can hardly see the road because it’s ______________ cats and dogs. (idiom)

raising

rinsing

raining

reigning

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 20 pts

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Motorboats are _______________ all around the ocean, frightening the sea creatures away. (onomatopoeia)

whispering

zooming

looming

swimming

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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