WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He is so fast, he is like a racecar.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
2.
The cow laughed as I walked away.
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
3.
My pencil is as sharp as a knife.
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
4.
The teacups were chattering to one another.
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
5.
My bed is as soft as a cloud.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
6.
The pencil ran acros the page.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Personification
7.
The slide is like a tower.
a)
Personification
b)
Similie
8.
The snow danced to the ground.
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
9.
The boy is a tornado, the way he runs through the room.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
10.
Buzz buzz
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
11.
Boom!!
a)
Onomatopeia
b)
Idiom
12.
My sister is a kangaroo.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Idiom
13.
Ding, ding
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
14.
The boy is a rocket ship when he runs.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
15.
The boy is a rocket ship when he runs means...
a)
The boy explodes into the air.
b)
The boy is very fast.
16.
Zip
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Imagery
17.
That boy is a pig!
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
18.
I have a test tomorrow. I have to hit the books. What does this idiom mean?
a)
I need to punch my books in anger.
b)
I need to study.
19.
She picked up the pickle and put it on the plate.
a)
Imagery
b)
Alliteration
20.
Break a leg at your soccer game tonight.
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole
21.
Lazy Linda loves to lie on the couch all day long.
a)
Idiom
b)
Alliteration
22.
My mom has a green thumb.
a)
Imagery
b)
Idiom
23.
My mom has a green thumb means..
a)
The color of her mom's thumb is green
b)
Her mother is a great gardener.
24.
Silly Sally sang songs all day on Saturday.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Alliteration
25.
That toy costs an arm and a leg.
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole
26.
Tiny Tina tames tigers.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Personficiation
27.
My head hurts so much, it's going to explode!
a)
Imagery
b)
Hyperbole
28.
The smell of warm cinnamon filled the house on Saturday morning.
a)
Imagery
b)
Alliteration
29.
I'm so hungry I could eat a thousand cheese burgers.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
30.
Drenched in rain, the shivering brown dog barked on the wooden front porch.
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
31.
It is going to take me a year to finish my homework!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
32.
As I looked out on the clear blue water, I could see schools of bright fish swimming.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Imagery
33.
I'm so tired that my eyelids feel like they weigh 1,000 pounds!
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
34.
The small, white, hand-painted box sparkled and shimmered in the light.
a)
Imagery
b)
Alliteration
35.
What is figurative language?
a)
Literal language
b)
Non-literal language
36.
What is non-literal language?
a)
Language that means something different than the dictionary definition. It should not be taken literally.
b)
Language that means exactly what is written in the dictionary. It should be taken literally.
37.
What is a comparison of two objects that uses "like" or "as"?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
38.
What is an idiom?
a)
An expression where the words used mean something different than you would find in the dictionary.
b)
Using very descriptive, detailed language.
39.
Name the type of figurative language that has the same letter sound repeated throughout the sentence.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Alliteration
40.
An extreme exaggeration is...
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
41.
A word that represents a sound.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Personification
42.
A metaphor...
a)
Compares using like or as
b)
Compares without using like or as
43.
Gives human characteristics to non-human objects.
a)
Imagery
b)
Personification
44.
What does "piece of cake" mean?
a)
Easy
b)
Difficult
45.
What does "quick as a whip" mean?
a)
Fast
b)
Slow
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