Figurative Language Practice

Read this sentence. 
The Amazon River snakes 4,000 miles through South America. 
The word "snakes" is used to show that the Amazon River-- 

• has the potential to cause harm
• makes very little sound
• flows at a very rapid pace
• curves in its direction

Read these sentences. 
As the students awaited the results of their final exam, the air felt like a one-ton weight. No one could move until the grades were posted. 
The expression "the air felt like a one-ton weight" is used to show that the students are--

• exhausted from studying
• afraid to talk to their teacher
• anxious about their grades
• uncomfortable around one another

Read this sentence. 
The woman gripped her son's hand like a vise as they crossed the busy street. 
The expression "gripped her son's hand like a vise" is used to show that the woman--

• had crossed a busy street before
• wanted to reach a location quickly
• was physically stronger than her son
• wanted to protect her son

Complete the analogy. 
Photograph is to picture as --

• haiku is to poem
• ticket is to concert
• report is to event
• job is to volunteer

Complete this analogy. 
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• bus is to transportation
• difficult is to troubling
• question is to answer
• equation is to symbol

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• An enormous brown buffalo blundered into the pasture. 
• Melinda had waited forever for this day to arrive. 
• The watchful eye of the camera captured the scene onstage. 
• The moon was a gleaming silver coin in the sky. 

Read these sentences. 
I walked all the way home from school with my eyes planted on the ground. It had to be here somewhere. It had to be. 
The phrase "eyes planted to the ground" shows that character is -

• looking carelessly
• staring intently
• crying dramatically
• walking hopelessly

Read these sentences. 
"She stopped chopping. The helpless carrots lay waiting under the sharp edge of her knife. Her expression was one I've never seen before. She said nothing. 
What type of figurative language is used?

• simile
• alliteration
• personification
• hyperbole

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• Jason could  almost hear the slap of leather as his shoes slapped the pavement. 
• The winner would play for the city's All City team. 
• The stands behind him had been a sea of parents that were not swarming out of their seats onto the field. 
• Jason felt wonderful, joking with his teammates, he will always remember that moment. 

Complete the analogy. 
speaker is to inspire as --

• teacher is to motivate
• student is to assist
• coach is to practice
• parent is to improve