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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Taking back negative and hurtful comments is like trying to put toothpaste back into a tube.
figurative language
simile
personification
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
'The wind whispered through the trees.' This gives the wind human-like qualities.
allusion
imagery
personification
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
After being chased for several city blocks, the criminal was able to escape by the skin of his teeth before the backup arrived on the scene.
hyperbole
alliteration
idiom
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
The baseball whizzed past my ear straight into the catcher’s mitt for strike 3.
personification
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Even though it was a David and Goliath match up, the young team played with passion and determination against the larger, talented, and more experienced team.
alliteration
hyperbole
imagery
allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
The scruffy black cat’s back arches and hair stands straight up when it encounters the chocolate brown snarling dog whose teeth look like little knives covered in butter.
oxymoron
simile
imagery
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
I peered up into the molten lava eyes of the Greek god singing on stage.
pun
simile
metaphor
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
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