WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
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1.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town.
2.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
3.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration
d)
A comparison
4.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
5.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
6.
What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
7.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
8.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
9.
"The assignment was a breeze!" is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
10.
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.
11.
"The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air."
is an example of
is an example of
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Metaphor
d)
All of the above
12.
Onomatopoeia is...
a)
An exaggerated statement
b)
A type of bug
c)
A comparison of two things using like or as
d)
The use of a word associated with a sound.
13.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"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.
14.
"The stars will cry."
The kind of figurative language used here is _______
The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
15.
What is being personified?
The moon guided me through the forest.
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
c)
me
16.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
17.
"Big baby", "Alone Together", and "Original Copy" are examples of:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Oxymoron
18.
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
19.
What type of figurative language is shown?
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
20.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
21.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
22.
What type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!
I have told you a million times not to do that!
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
23.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.
The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
oxymoron
d)
hyperbole
24.
"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
25.
"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
26.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
27.
Jeremy clammed up when he thought others would tease him about his ideas.
a)
Jeremy kept his ideas to himself.
b)
Jeremy enjoyed fishing.
c)
Jeremy spoke freely.
28.
This shows...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
29.
What is a Pun?
a)
Words that sound the same but are spelled different
b)
Play on words: a joke
c)
An idiom
d)
Pickle and onion mix
30.
Are these puns?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe so
d)
I'm hungry now
31.
Is this an example of an idiom or a pun?
My friend's bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast.
My friend's bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast.
a)
idiom
b)
pun
32.
Is this an example of an idiom or pun?
I couldn't work out how to fasten my seatbelt. Then it clicked.
I couldn't work out how to fasten my seatbelt. Then it clicked.
a)
idiom
b)
pun
33.
Is this an example of an idiom or pun?
Yesterday my car ran out of gas and then my phone ran out of battery, I was up a creek without a paddle.
Yesterday my car ran out of gas and then my phone ran out of battery, I was up a creek without a paddle.
a)
idiom
b)
pun
34.
What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!'
a)
I'm sad
b)
I'm loving
c)
I'm happy
d)
I'm nervous
35.
What does "under the weather" really mean?
a)
Feeling great
b)
Hiding under the clouds and rain
c)
Not feeling well
d)
Feeling sad
36.
What does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."
a)
She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.
b)
She hurt my leg.
c)
She was joking with me.
37.
After the teacher explained the math problem again, Joe saw the light.
a)
blinked his eyes
b)
saw the sun
c)
turned on the light
d)
understood it
38.
Let's get up at 6 am to make it to the store before the crowds arrive. Early bird gets the worm!
a)
If you start something early you have a better chance of succeeding.
b)
Birds get up early to find worms.
c)
If you get up early, you will find the worms you want.
d)
Birds that like worms need to get up early.
39.
Beggars can't be choosers.
a)
If you're asking for a favor from someone else, you have to take whatever they give you.
b)
Different people have different ideas about what's beautiful.
c)
If you try to help someone, but they don't take your advice or offers, give up. You can't force someone to accept your help.
d)
Wait until you've already succeeded, and then you can think about what comes next.
40.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
a)
If you're asking for a favor from someone else, you have to take whatever they give you.
b)
If someone's helping out out, be careful not to make them made.
c)
Different people have different ideas about what is beautiful
d)
Wait until you've already succeeded and then you can think about what to do next.
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