Free Printable Figurative Language Quiz 1

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Figurative Language Quiz 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 1mins

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Choose the best alliteration definition:

The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.

Which is the best example of alliteration?

Only three girls came to the picnic.

She wants to see that movie.

I like popcorn, peanuts, and Pepsi when I watch movies.

The sun was in my eyes all day and I got a headache!

Which of the following is the best example of Alliteration?

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

She was giving him the cold shoulder

He was fuming like a pot.

My apartment cost 500.00 a month for rent.

Hyperbole

Not a hyperbole

I could sleep for an hour.

Hyperbole

Not a hyperbole

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

Hyperbole

Not a Hyperbole

Hyperboles are phrases that

compare two unlike things

exaggerate

give person-like qualities to animals and things

have a different meaning than the words.

What is an idiom?

A bird?

A device used to confuse the reader.

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

It's raining very heavily.

We are having a tornado.

Animals have learned to fly.

10.

What is a couch potato?

A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.

A potato pillow.

A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.

A person who likes to play hot potato.

11.

Why do author's use idioms?

To make their writing more interesting.

To confuse the audience.

To be mean.

To cause frustration in the reader.

12.

What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."

Something is easy.

Something is delicious.

Something is soft and warm.

13.

Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I have a problem.

I'm getting a hatI

I'm in a pickle

Don't put all of your eggs in one basket

14.

Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...

Carla takes yoga classes.

She said something embarrassing.

Carla ate a snack.

15.

The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?

Clouds

Winked

Say

Moon

16.

Define PERSONIFICATION -

an exaggeration

comparing using "like" or "as"

giving human qualities to a nonhuman

sound words

17.

Define SIMILE -

an exaggeration

repeating beginning sounds

comparing with "like" or "as"

sound words

18.

Define ALLITERATION -

sound words

repeating beginning sounds

comparing using "like" or "as"

giving human qualities to a nonhuman

19.

Define METAPHOR -

repeating beginning sounds

a figure of speech

sound words

comparing without "like" or "as"

20.

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

Metaphor

Sound

Onomotopoeia

Rhythm

21.

An extreme exaggeration used for effect

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

simile

22.

What is a Pun?

Words that sound the same but are spelled different

Play on words: a joke

An idiom

Pickle and onion mix

23.

Is this a pun?

I don't know

Yes

Maybe

24.

What is an idiom?

A comparison not using like or as

An exaggeration

A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

The same beginning sounds repeated

25.

Define CLICHE

A word or phrase that is overused.

Overplayed song lyrics

The opposite of a pun

A group of people

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Figurative Language Quiz 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 1mins

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