WorksheetsPre-Assessment: Figurative Language
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an ONOMATOPOEIA?
a)
When we awoke, a storm greeted us.
b)
The thunder sounded like a freight train barreling toward us.
c)
Thunder boomed all around us.
d)
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
2.
Which of the following is an example of ALLITERATION?
a)
The flowers in the garden beckoned me.
b)
My grandma has a green thumb.
c)
Ryan gives Rachel red roses regularly.
d)
The garden is a rainbow of colors.
3.
Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?
a)
My brother is a library of information.
b)
It's time to hit the books.
c)
The book is begging me to pick it up and start reading it.
d)
Ben likes books about baseball.
4.
Which of the following is a HYPERBOLE?
a)
Dad sounds like a saw when he sleeps.
b)
He's been sleeping forever.
c)
Bill got up on the wrong side of the bed today.
d)
The bed is calling my name.
5.
Which of the following is an IDIOM?
a)
Hold your horses.
b)
He is a racehorse when he runs.
c)
Clip-clop. Sam rode her horse along the path.
d)
Gabby treats her horse like a princess.
6.
The sentence below is an example of:
"My parents are going to kill me when they see my report card!"
"My parents are going to kill me when they see my report card!"
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
7.
The sentence below is an example of:
The thirsty tomato plant gulped up the rainwater.
The thirsty tomato plant gulped up the rainwater.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
8.
The sentence below is an example of:
"You should see her jump. She is a kangaroo."
"You should see her jump. She is a kangaroo."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
9.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Don't let the cat out of the bag."
"Don't let the cat out of the bag."
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
simile
d)
personification
10.
The sentence below is an example of:
"The racecar zoomed around the track."
"The racecar zoomed around the track."
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
onomatopoeia
11.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Melissa is as sweet as candy."
"Melissa is as sweet as candy."
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
simile
12.
Which of the following sentences contains a SIMILE?
a)
Sheila looks like her mom.
b)
I like pizza and pop.
c)
She is almost as fast as her brother.
d)
That shirt is bright like the sun.
13.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Phyllis found five photographs."
"Phyllis found five photographs."
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
14.
The sentence below is an example of:
"The bacon sizzled in the pan."
"The bacon sizzled in the pan."
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
idiom
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
The sentence below is an example of:
"She has a million pencils in her desk."
"She has a million pencils in her desk."
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
16.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Lexi likes lots of licorice."
"Lexi likes lots of licorice."
a)
hyperole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
17.
Which of the following sentences contains an IDIOM?
a)
She is a simmering pot about to boil over.
b)
She's going to blow her top.
c)
She is as angry as a mama bear protecting her cubs.
d)
Madison was mad at her mom for mentioning the mistake.
18.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Dad says that he is a night owl."
"Dad says that he is a night owl."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
19.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Uh-oh. You are in hot water."
"Uh-oh. You are in hot water."
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
20.
The sentence below is an example of:
"She is like a computer. She knows everything."
"She is like a computer. She knows everything."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
both simile AND hyperbole
21.
Which of the following sentences is an example of PERSONIFICATION?
a)
The volcano was beginning to wake up after a long 90-year rest.
b)
The hot soup was like scorching lava on my tongue.
c)
The teacher was a volcano about to erupt.
d)
The volcano boomed as it erupted.
22.
The sentence below is an example of:
"The house was old and tired."
"The house was old and tired."
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
idiom
23.
The sentence below is an example of:
"At the last moment, Jake got cold feet and decided not to ask Bella to the dance."
"At the last moment, Jake got cold feet and decided not to ask Bella to the dance."
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
24.
The sentence below is an example of:
"James and Ginger jogged through the gym."
"James and Ginger jogged through the gym."
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
25.
The sentence below is an example of:
"The kite soared like a bird in the sky."
"The kite soared like a bird in the sky."
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
26.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Mike slurped every last drop of the milkshake through the straw."
"Mike slurped every last drop of the milkshake through the straw."
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
27.
The sentence below is an example of:
"The principal was so shocked that his jaw dropped to the floor."
"The principal was so shocked that his jaw dropped to the floor."
a)
simile
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
28.
The sentence below is an example of:
"Life is a rainbow. It has its ups and downs, and it disappears before you know it."
"Life is a rainbow. It has its ups and downs, and it disappears before you know it."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
29.
Which of the following is a SIMILE?
a)
My dog is a pig when he eats.
b)
My dog eats like a pig.
c)
My dog devours donuts.
d)
My dog eats a ton of food each day.
30.
Which of the following is a METAPHOR?
a)
My parents think my little sister is an angel.
b)
I think my sister is a devious as a fox.
c)
She has my parents snowballed.
d)
My little sister, Sally, is six.
31.
The sentence below is an example of:
"I wish the test was over. I have butterflies in my stomach."
"I wish the test was over. I have butterflies in my stomach."
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
32.
Which of the following sentences contains ONOMATOPOEIA?
a)
The loud noise hurt my ears.
b)
The radio was turned up so loud that it was like being at a rock concert.
c)
She crunched her potato chips while she watched TV.
d)
She quietly whispered the secret to her friend.
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