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T11 Figurative Language

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The old car woke reluctantly from its overnight sleep. Coughing and sputtering, it finally broke into a loud roar.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Irony

2.

After Marshall climbed three flights of stairs, he had to sit down. He was a puffing steam engine.

a)

Understatement

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Metonymy

3.

Shay ran in a relay race on Saturday. When it was over, her legs felt like lead.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Irony

d)

Hyperbole

4.

The Yankees have been throwing the ball really well, and they have been hitting better than they have been in the past few seasons.

a)

Personification

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Metonymy

d)

Hyperbole

5.

"The brains helped me with my homework." Mike blurted out in a such matter-of-fact tone.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Understatement

c)

Irony

d)

Synecdoche

6.

In the episode of Friends where the friends go to London for Ross and Emily’s wedding, Chandler says, "I'm so glad we're having this rehearsal dinner. You know, I so rarely get to practice my meals before I eat them."

a)

irony

b)

simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

7.

Your friend invites you over to see their new fixer-upper. You are shocked at the poor condition of the house. An understatement would be: “Oh, it will need some fresh paint”

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Understatement

c)

Metaphor

d)

Irony

8.

"More delays? No way!" she grunted. "We waited for centuries for the latest game to be released!"

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

9.

If we do not fill out the forms properly, the suits will be after us shortly.

a)

.Synecdoche

b)

Metaphor

c)

Metonymy

d)

Understatement

10.

He did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door.

a)

Irony

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor