Figurative Language
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify which figurative language technique is being used in the following sentence:
WE HEARD THE BOOMING THUNDER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SKY.
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the correct definition of PERSONIFICATION.
To give human-like qualities to non-human objects
Using exaggeration to prove a point
A peculiar phrase that cannot be taken literally
Comparing 2 objects using "like" or "as"
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the figurative language technique that is used in the following sentence.
THE SOUND OF THE ALARM SCARED ME TO DEATH!
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Pun
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is a SIMILE?
I saw a snake as I was walking to school this morning.
The snow-covered roads were as slippery as soap.
She was nervous as she walked to her class because she did not do her homework.
I like pizza.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the following sentence that contains PERSONIFICATION.
The book fell out of my hands.
I dropped the book as I was walking.
The book jumped out of my hands.
I lost my balance, and the books plunged to the floor.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the figurative language technique below that means COMPARING 2 OBJECTS USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the sentence below that is a METAPHOR.
My new bike is as fast as a race car!
My new bike can go around the world in an hour!
My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!
My new bike is the fastest bike ever in the history of time!
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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