Figurative Language Assessment RL5.4

In the phrase "branches reaching out like long fingers," what type of figurative language is used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

"Time flew by as quick as lightning" contains which type of figurative language?

• A. Alliteration

• B. Idiom

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Simile

What type of figurative language is used in "The classroom was a zoo"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

"The persistent pencil sharpener persistently produced peculiar sounds" is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

What does the idiom "bouncing off the walls" mean literally?

• Students were actually hitting the walls

• Being very energetic and unable to stay still

• Playing ball in the classroom

• The walls were moving

The phrase "couch potato" is an example of:

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of:

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

In the passage, the oak tree is described as "dancing." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

What does the idiom "couch potato" mean literally?

• A. A potato sitting on a couch

• B. Someone who exercises regularly

• C. A lazy person who watches lots of TV

• D. A vegetable that needs rest

The purpose of using figurative language in writing is to:

• Make the writing more confusing

• Make the writing more literal

• Make the writing more dramatic and interesting

• Make the writing shorter