WorksheetsFigurative Language Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 43mins
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Class
Date
1.
Define SIMILE -
a)
an exaggeration
b)
repeating beginning sounds
c)
comparing with "like" or "as"
d)
sound words
2.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
3.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
A word or phrase that can be said forwards and backwards
b)
An obviouse exaggeration
c)
A word that mimics a sound
d)
Givig human qualities to an item
4.
"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously." is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
5.
What is an alliteration?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
A comparison using like or as
c)
A comparison not using like or as
d)
The same beginning sound repeated
6.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
7.
Define METAPHOR -
a)
repeating beginning sounds
b)
a figure of speech
c)
sound words
d)
comparing without "like" or "as"
8.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
9.
Define PERSONIFICATION -
a)
an exaggeration
b)
comparing using "like" or "as"
c)
giving human qualities to a nonhuman
d)
sound words
10.
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
11.
The train screamed down the tracks.
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
12.
The wind was like a piercing arrow.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
13.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
14.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I have a problem.
I have a problem.
a)
I'm getting a hat
b)
I'm in a pickle
c)
Don't put all of your eggs in one basket
15.
The boy "cried wolf" means...
a)
He asked for help when he didn't need it.
b)
He shouted very loudly.
c)
He complained all the time.
16.
butterflies in my stomach
a)
tell a secret
b)
nervous
c)
easy
17.
Your brain is a computer.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
18.
as clear as crystal
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
19.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
20.
Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.
That girl is as tough as nails.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
21.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia word.
"When Hannah pressed the gas, she took off so quickly that her tires screeched."
"When Hannah pressed the gas, she took off so quickly that her tires screeched."
a)
pressed
b)
screeched
c)
gas
d)
tires
22.
Which one is a metaphor
a)
Mom is that you
b)
He was a lion in the fight
c)
The car is running so fast
d)
We had a ton of work
23.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
A word or phrase that can be said forwards and backwards
b)
An obviouse exaggeration
c)
A word that mimics a sound
d)
Givig human qualities to an item
24.
I have a million things to do today, I don't know how I will get them all done.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
25.
Big bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezes
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
imagery
d)
cute
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