Semester Test 2

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The clouds danced across the sky.

• She was a rock during the storm.

• He ran like a cheetah.

• The wind whispered.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“The leaves crunched beneath my feet like dry cereal” is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which sentence contains personification?

• The stars were bright.

• The moon smiled down at us.

• The rock was heavy.

• It was a long night.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“She has a mountain of homework” is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following uses alliteration?

• The book was heavy and old.

• Sally sold seashells by the seashore.

• The wind was howling.

• The cat leapt onto the counter.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“Boom! The firework exploded in the night sky” is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which phrase is a metaphor?

• As sharp as a tack

• He is a night owl

• He flew like a bird

• She sings like a star

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Her smile was sunshine” is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Tick-tock, tick-tock” is an example of which figurative language device?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which is not an example of figurative language?

• The snow was a white blanket.

• The sun set like a blazing fireball.

• The car is red.

• The flowers danced in the breeze.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4