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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 49mins
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1.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town.
2.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
3.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
4.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
5.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration
d)
A comparison
6.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make writing more interesting and to create images in the reader's head.
b)
To use fancy big words.
c)
To make their writing longer.
d)
To create a universal truth or deeper message.
7.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
8.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
9.
What is this is an example of: 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
10.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
11.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
12.
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.
13.
The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
14.
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
15.
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
16.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
17.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
18.
What is being personified?
The moon guided me through the forest.
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
c)
me
19.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
20.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
21.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
22.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
23.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
24.
What is a simile?
a)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
c)
comparing two things by using like or as
d)
a word that resembles the sound it represents
25.
What is a metaphor?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
repeating the same inital sound in neighboring words
c)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
26.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
27.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
28.
What type of figurative language is shown?
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
29.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
30.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
31.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
32.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
33.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
34.
What type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!
I have told you a million times not to do that!
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
35.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
36.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.
The thunder boomed in the storm.
a)
oxymoron
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
37.
What is personification?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
a word that resembles the sound it represents
38.
What is alliteration?
a)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
b)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
c)
repeating the same initial sound in several words
d)
a contradictory phrase
39.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
a word that resembles the sound it makes
b)
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
40.
Time flies by!
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
41.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
42.
The wind whistled through the trees during the storm.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
43.
The sad student sat silently in the room.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
44.
Love gives me wings!
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
45.
The rain ran down the road.
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
idiom
46.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
47.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
48.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
49.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
50.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
51.
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
52.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
53.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
54.
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
55.
The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
56.
5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
57.
Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
58.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
59.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
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