WorksheetsMrs. S Monster Examples Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
a)
It's raining cats and dogs
b)
I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant
c)
She is a bear to wake up in the morning
d)
Sally sold seashells on the seashore
2.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a)
Shinning, Shimmering, Splendid, tell me princess now when did you last let your heart decide?
b)
I just can't wait to be king!
c)
Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase...
d)
Strong as ten regular men, naturally.
3.
Which of the following is an example of assonance?
a)
Sally sipped tea with Tina
b)
Cole sold the dull bowls to moles.
c)
She walks in beauty
d)
snap, crackle, pop!
4.
Which of the following is an example of cliche?
a)
There are plenty of fish in the sea
b)
Terror made me cruel
c)
Wait for the common sense of the morning
d)
No one forgets the truth, they just get better at lying
5.
Which of the following is an example of idiom?
a)
I'm really just up in the air about it
b)
She is a bear to wake up in the morning
c)
Hakuna Matata what a wonderful phrase
d)
Cole sold some old bowls
6.
Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
a)
Sally sold seashells by the seashore
b)
He hardly ate any cake
c)
The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur
d)
The ant crawled across the picnic blanket
7.
Which of the following is an example of Onomatopoeia?
a)
Mom merrily baked pies
b)
Sally sat still in the seat
c)
Billy threw a fit about not getting a cookie
d)
Dad released a belch from the pit of his stomach
8.
Which of the following is an example of a Simile?
a)
I like cats and dogs
b)
Cinderella sat sulking sadly
c)
She walks in beauty, like the night
d)
The only one who'd love him is his mother
9.
Which of the following is an example of Appositive?
a)
On the farm we had chickens, goats, and horses.
b)
My favorite pies are the ones grandma used to make, but the cafe makes good pies too.
c)
Timmy's suggestion, one full of sarcasm, did not help the situation.
d)
Emily sat still, she thought of places to hide, and finally decided to stay in the corner.
10.
Which of the following is an example of a Subordinate Character?
a)
Cinderella
b)
Batman
c)
the little dog no one noticed
d)
Harry Potter
11.
Which of the following is an example of a character?
a)
Japan, 1945
b)
The Cat in the Hat
c)
Dr. Seuss
d)
water
12.
Which of the following is an example of an antagonist?
a)
Cinderella
b)
Batman
c)
Joker
d)
Shrek
13.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
b)
She looks great in cheap sunglasses
c)
Back in black, I hit the sack
d)
Once you find your center, you are sure to win
14.
Which of the following is an example of paradox?
a)
Do not seek revenge
b)
Enjoy the hours of 8:15 to 3:15, once you get out into the real world, you will miss it.
c)
What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young
d)
When the whole audience knows he's the bad guy, but the protagonist doesn't!
15.
Which of the following is an example of irony?
a)
The doctor tells you that you have a cold, after you have been sniffling for days
b)
rain on your wedding day
c)
She used irony to deflect his insult.
d)
The titanic was promoted as being 100% unsinkable, but in 1912 the ship sank on its maiden voyage.
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