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Figurative Language Quiz

Authored by Shaleeia Thompson

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is alliteration?

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase

An extreme exaggeration

Words that sound like what they are

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

The bus zipped quickly by

He thinks he's such an Einstein anytime he answers a question correctly

The mountains were swallowed by the heavy clouds

Love is a rose

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a euphemism?

An extreme exaggeration

A substitution of an agreeable or non-offensive phrase for one that might be offensive or unpleasant

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Words that sound like what they are

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”

The bus zipped quickly by

That building can touch the clouds

Love is a rose

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an idiom?

An expression that cannot be understood by literal or ordinary meanings

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Words that sound like what they are

An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of irony?

The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”

The bus zipped quickly by

Love is a rose

He sings like an angel

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is imagery?

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Descriptive language that appeals to one of the five senses

An extreme exaggeration

Words that sound like what they are

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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