WorksheetsSOL Figurative Language
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sentence does NOT contain figurative language?
a)
My grandma tells me I am as sweet as pie!
b)
I chomped and crunched on the candy my grandma gave me.
c)
My grandma is no spring chicken.
d)
My grandma is so caring and kind so I love to spend time with her.
2.
Which sentence does NOT contain figurative language?
a)
She piled her plate with mountains of spaghetti!
b)
The spaghetti was covered with delicious sauce and extra cheese.
c)
The plate of spaghetti was begging to be eaten!
d)
Slurping spaghetti is not very smart.
3.
If I can't get an iphone, I will die!
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
alliteration
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
4.
My mom said I can't have an I phone because it will cost an arm and a leg.
This means-
This means-
a)
it's expensive
b)
it doesn't cost that much
c)
you are in trouble and can't get a phone
d)
you have to cut off your arm and leg to get the phone
5.
If your mom tells you that you and your friend are like "two peas in a pod," what she means is that-
a)
you both like peas
b)
you do everything together
c)
you fight all the time
d)
you wish you lived with your friend in a house that looked like a pod
6.
My mom tells me that my best friend and I are like two peas in a pod.
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
7.
What kind of figurative language does this sentence contain?
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
8.
Which sentence does NOT contain figurative language?
a)
Happy to be home, Henry hugged his mom.
b)
His mom hugged him like a warm blanket.
c)
Henry was so glad to see his mother.
d)
Henry's smile lit up the room.
9.
Sara shared her salad on Sunday with her sister, Sheila.
Which sentence does NOT use the same literary device as the above sentence.
Which sentence does NOT use the same literary device as the above sentence.
a)
Bobby baked brownies for his friends.
b)
Chris keeps candy in her cupboard.
c)
Jessica jumped higher than Jason.
d)
I hope Sara puts olives and tomatoes on her salad.
10.
Mrs. O has a bee in her bonnet about people wasting paper.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
idiom
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
simile
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