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Figurative Language

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a simile?
a)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
c)
comparing two things by using like or as
d)
a word that resembles the sound it represents
2.
What is a metaphor?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
repeating the same inital sound in neighboring words
c)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
3.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
4.
What is personification?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
a word that resembles the sound it represents
5.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good. 
d)
I like to visit art museums.
6.
What is being personified? 
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
c)
me
7.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
an extreme exaggeration
c)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
d)
words or phrases that are contradictory
8.

After using Lina's shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.

a)

Not a hyperbole

b)

Hyperbole

9.
What is an idiom?
a)
a pharse that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things using like or as
c)
an extreme exageration
d)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
10.

He is one tough cookie means...

a)

He eats a lot of cookies

b)

He likes cookies

c)

He works hard

11.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I have a problem.
a)
I'm getting a hatI
b)
I'm in a pickle
c)
Don't put all of your eggs in one basket
12.
What is alliteration?
a)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
b)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
c)
repeating the same initial sound in several words
d)
a contradictory phrase
13.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie.
14.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
a word that resembles the sound it makes
b)
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
15.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Ouch!
b)
Woosh!
c)
Blast-OFF!
d)
Bam!
16.

What type of figurative language is shown?

The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

a)

The car is very old.

b)

The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

c)

The car is very new.

17.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.
a)
oxymoron
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
18.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
19.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
20.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
21.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
22.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
23.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
24.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
25.
What type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
26.

What type of figurative language is shown?

"The assignment was a breeze!"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

27.

What type of figurative language is shown?

"The water well is as dry as a bone."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

28.

What type of figurative language is shown?

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air."

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

All of the above

29.

What type of figurative language is shown?

"He was as cool as a cucumber."

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

None of the above

30.

What type of figurative language is shown?

"The stars will cry."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

31.

What type of figurative language is shown?

"I am as hungry as a bear!"

a)

simile and personification

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

32.

What type of figurative language is shown?

Fall Fridays feel fantastic.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

33.

What type of figurative language is shown?

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

34.

What type of figurative language is shown?

BAM! The door shut behind me.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

idiom

35.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron

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