What does the sentence below actually mean? Lightning danced across the sky.

There was a lot of lightning in the sky during a storm.

The lightning was at a dance party.

The lightning was bad at dancing.

There was no lightning in the sky.

What does the sentence below actually mean? The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

The car was not starting and making noises.

The car started up perfectly normal.

The car hurt the person inside.

What does the sentence below actually mean? The new iPhone costs an arm and a leg.

The new iPhone does not cost a lot of money.

Someone can get the new iPhone for free

You need to pay for the phone with your arm and leg.

English Language Learners Figurative Language

Quiz

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.4.5, L.4.5A, L.3.5A

+18

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

19 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

Uses LIKE or AS.

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

NO like or as.

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Words that imitate or sound like what they mean.

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An over exaggeration.

Hyperbole

Simile

Alliteration

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

The students were as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

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

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A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

Uses LIKE or AS.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

NO like or as.

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

Words that imitate or sound like what they mean.

An over exaggeration.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

The students were as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

Maggie makes Max match many marbles.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

The walker was a turtle when she made her way through the race.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter.

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19 questions

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.Uses LIKE or AS.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.NO like or as.

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

Words that imitate or sound like what they mean.

An over exaggeration.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?The students were as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?Maggie makes Max match many marbles.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?The walker was a turtle when she made her way through the race.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter.

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A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

Uses LIKE or AS.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

NO like or as.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

The students were as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

Maggie makes Max match many marbles.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

The walker was a turtle when she made her way through the race.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?

The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter.