Figurative Language Practice Quizizz
Authored by Jonathan Helmke
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The wind whispered through the trees.
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
The classroom was a zoo.
The thunder grumbled angrily.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is used in the phrase "jumbo shrimp"?
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is used in the phrase "jumbo shrimp"?
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language device is present in the sentence: "The leaves danced in the wind"?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
The stars winked at me.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The car coughed and spluttered.
He was as brave as a lion.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is used in the phrase "He ran faster than the wind"?
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains onomatopoeia?
The sun smiled down on us.
The bacon sizzled in the pan.
He is a shining star.
She was as busy as a bee.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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