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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Time flies by!
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
2.
The wind whistled through the trees during the storm.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
3.
The sad student sat silently in the room.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
4.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
5.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
6.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
7.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
8.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
9.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
10.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
11.
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.
12.
Simile or Metaphor:
My life is a dream.
My life is a dream.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
13.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
14.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
15.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
16.
“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.
a)
Idiom
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
17.
My friend is a pain in the neck.
a)
My friend's neck hurts.
b)
My friend needs help.
c)
My friend went to the hospital.
d)
My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.
18.
That boy is in the doghouse.
a)
The boy is sitting in a doghouse.
b)
The boy is happy.
c)
The boy is getting a reward.
d)
The boy is in trouble.
19.
The car cost a gazillion dollars!
a)
Not hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
20.
I had a ton of chores!
a)
Not hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
21.
I’m dying to see that movie!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
22.
"My heart's a stereo." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
23.
Simile or Metaphor?
My big brother is a couch potato.
My big brother is a couch potato.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
24.
Simile or Metaphor?
He is a walking dictionary.
He is a walking dictionary.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
25.
Hold your horses!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
idiom
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