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Figurative Language

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a "simile"?

a)

a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

b)

compares by saying you are something

c)

an obvious exaggeration

d)

giving an object or animal a human

characteristic

2.

What is a "metaphor"?

a)

a phrase that cannot be taken literally

b)

an obvious exaggeration

c)

a sound word

d)

compares by saying you are something

3.

What is an "idiom"?

a)

a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

b)

a phrase that cannot be taken literally

c)

giving an object or animal a human characteristic

d)

an overused phrase

4.

What is an "hyperbole"?

a)

a joke that is a play on words

b)

an obvious exaggeration

c)

a sound word

d)

a phrase that cannot be taken literally

5.

What is an "onomatopoeia"?

a)

a sound word

b)

a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

c)

a phrase that cannot be taken literally

d)

repetition of a sound in a group of words

6.

What is an "alliteration"?

a)

giving an object or animal a human characteristic

b)

an obvious exaggeration

c)

a overused phrase

d)

repetition of a sound in a group of words

7.

What is "personification"?

a)

compares by saying you are something

b)

a phrase that cannot be taken literally

c)

giving an object or animal a human characteristic

d)

a joke that is a play on words

8.

What is a "cliche"?

a)

a overused phrase

b)

a joke that is a play on words

c)

a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

d)

a sound word

9.

What is a "pun"

a)

giving an object or animal a human characteristic

b)

a sound word

c)

a phrase that cannot be taken literally

d)

a joke that is a play on words

10.

"The kitten is as soft as silk" is an example of:

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

11.

"Nick's head exploded when he heard the bad news!" is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

idiom

d)

alliteration

12.

"Silly Sally sings sixty songs on Sunday" is an example of"

a)

alliteration

b)

idiom

c)

cliche

d)

pun

13.

"That test was as easy as pie" is an example of which two:

a)

hyperbole

b)

pun

c)

cliche

d)

simile

14.

"The bumblebees were busy buzzing" is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

pun

d)

hyperbole

15.

"The bumblebees were busy buzzing." The underlined word is an example of:

a)

hyperbole

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

cliche

d)

idiom

16.

"She jumped so high she could touch the moon!" is an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

pun

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

17.

"My car died on the way to work." The underlined part is an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

18.

"The baby was a screaming alarm that woke the neighbors." The underlined part is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

cliche

19.

"When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds" is an example of:

a)

pun

b)

simile

c)

onomotopoeia

d)

alliteration