WorksheetsFigurative Language & Parts of Speech
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This school is an asylum.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
2.
What type of figurative language is shown below:
EX: The cool lake water glistened like diamonds in the sun.
EX: The cool lake water glistened like diamonds in the sun.
a)
idiom
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
3.
the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginnings of words.
a)
alliteration
b)
allusion
c)
allegory
d)
metaphor
4.
a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work.
a)
allusion
b)
alliteration
c)
allegory
d)
conceit
5.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
b)
A comparison not using like or as
c)
Words that are sounds
d)
A comparison using like or as
6.
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
7.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
8.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
b)
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
c)
A comparison using like or as
d)
A word that is a sound
9.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A word that is a sound
c)
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
d)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
10.
What is a comparison using like or as?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
imagery
d)
cliche'
11.
EXAMPLE: Buzz, Hiss, Roar, Woof.
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Idiom
d)
Onomatopoeia
12.
EXAMPLE: The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close.
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Allusion
13.
EXAMPLE: Mile-high ice-cream cones.
a)
Idiom
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
14.
EXAMPLE: She sings at the top of her lungs.
a)
Cliche
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Simile
15.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
16.
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
17.
5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
18.
Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Do chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?
19.
When Jamie told us a joke we nearly died laughing. This is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
20.
anything that stands for something else
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
characterization
d)
symbol
21.
I heard the thunder BOOM and the lightning CRACK!
a)
Exaggeration
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
22.
We were wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken.
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Personification
23.
What does a fork in the road mean?
a)
to be satisfied with life
b)
to be sad
c)
to have to make a decision
24.
What is the allusion of Peter Pan?
a)
childishness
b)
foolishness
c)
happiness
25.
What does the allusion of The Three Stooges mean?
a)
Three people can make better decisions than one
b)
you are acting silly or ridiculous
c)
you can't understand what others are saying
26.
What is the definition of A VERB
a)
Replaces a noun in a sentence
b)
Shows action
c)
Describes a Noun
d)
Person, Place, Thing or Idea.
27.
Find the noun.
a)
book
b)
happy
c)
run
d)
blue
28.
Find the verb.
a)
silly
b)
green
c)
write
d)
paper
29.
Find the adjective.
a)
walk
b)
yellow
c)
bus
d)
bug
30.
An adjective is a word that describes a ....?
a)
Verb
b)
Noun
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
31.
Adverbs tell about ___________.
a)
conjunctions
b)
verbs
c)
prepositions
d)
nouns
32.
Find the adverb: Nate ran quickly in the hallway.
a)
He
b)
ran
c)
quickly
33.
A noun is a ...
a)
word that describes an action
b)
word that describes a person or place only
c)
word that describes another noun
d)
word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
34.
A noun that represents a particular person, place, or thing is known as a ?
a)
abstract noun
b)
proper noun
c)
common noun
d)
collective noun
35.
Find the proper noun below.
a)
Mrs. H.
b)
teacher
c)
woman
d)
mother
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