Quiz on Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A comparison using like or as

• A statement of fact

• A type of metaphor

• A form of exaggeration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The sun is a golden ball

• Her smile was sunshine

• Your eyes are as blue as the sky

• He runs faster than the wind

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison not using "like" or "as"

• A type of poem

• A type of song

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• "As brave as a lion"

• "Life is a highway"

• "Like a rolling stone"

• "As sweet as sugar"

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a hyperbole?

• A type of metaphor

• An exaggerated statement to make a point

• A literal description

• A type of rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The cat is sleeping on the mat.

• The book is on the table.

What is an idiom?

• A literal expression

• A phrase with a separate meaning from its words

• A type of poem

• A scientific term

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the idiom "He has ants in his pants" mean?

• He is very calm

• He is very itchy

• He is very restless

• He is very sleepy

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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CCSS.RL.8.7

What is personification?

• Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

• Describing a person as an animal

• Making objects talk

• Turning people into objects

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled down on me today

• The cat chased the mouse

• The tree was tall and swayed in the breeze

• The river flowed swiftly

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3