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WorksheetsFigurative Language PreAssessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of this personification?
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop."
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop."
a)
Raindrops danced around on the table.
b)
The rain hit the table and bounced off.
c)
The rain soaked the patio.
d)
The rain watered the plants.
2.
The pilot, though afraid of heights, flew 20,000 feet above sea level.
a)
Irony
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Allusion
d)
Idiom
3.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
4.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
5.
When human qualities are given to nonliving objects is:
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personficiation
6.
What is alliteration?
a)
The end of sounds is the same.
b)
The beginning of the first word of a sentence is the same.
c)
The beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same
d)
It is an exaggeration.
7.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
8.
Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
9.
"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of what?
a)
Simile
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
10.
Don't be a stick in the mud!
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
11.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
12.
"My monkey is making me mighty mad" is an example of --
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
13.
Symbolism is --
a)
An underlying message about life
b)
Organization of ideas
c)
A person, place, thing, idea that stands for something beyond itself
d)
A logical guess
14.
The giant tree was ablaze with red, orange, and gold leaves. This is an example of ......
a)
Personfication
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
15.
"You, with your voice like nails"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Onomatopoeia
16.
"That boom boom boom"
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
17.
"My life has been a ship sailing sea to sea."
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
18.
"The stars will cry."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
19.
"I'd catch a grenade for ya."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
20.
"Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
a)
hyperbole
b)
symbols
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
21.
"Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."
Is an example of...
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."
Is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
imagery
22.
"Everybody loves the things you do
From the way you talk to the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
'Cause you feel like home
You're like a dream come true."
Is an example of...
From the way you talk to the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
'Cause you feel like home
You're like a dream come true."
Is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
rhyme
d)
cliche
23.
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"
Is an example of...
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"
Is an example of...
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
allitertation
d)
onomatopoeia
24.
"My heart's a stereo"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
25.
A white blanket of snow covered the streets
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
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