Figurative Language Assessment

Quiz
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Sarah Morales
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10 questions
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following definitions and terms
hyperbole
a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis
personification
a comparison of two different things, typically saying one thing is something else
allusion
an indirect reference to other literature, history or cultural knowledge
simile
giving an object or animal human characteristics or intentions
metaphor
a comparison of two different things using the words like or as
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyze the line from Kendrick Lamar's song and decide what figurative language he uses:
"Now I done grew up 'round some people livin' their life in bottles"
simile
metaphor
personification
allusion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyze the line from Katy Perry's song and decide what figurative language she uses:
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag….drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
simile
allusion
metaphor
hyperbole
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
50 Cent uses ____________ in the line "Girl you are a beauty well I am a beast"
simile
personification
metaphor
allusion
Answer explanation
This is allusion, because he is making a reference to the well-known story of Beauty and the Beast.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Moana sings: "See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me!" she is using ____________ to describe the horizon.
hyperbole
simile
personification
allusion
Answer explanation
This is personification, because the ocean cannot literally call out to someone.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Analyze the following song lyrics: Hello Darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
CCSS.RL.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyze the following song lyrics: "I'd catch a grenade for ya; I'd throw my head on a blade for ya; I'd jump in front of a train for ya" (Bruno Mars)
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Answer explanation
he repeats "for ya" over and over (hyperbole would also have been a correct answer)
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