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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a simile?
a)
Comparing two things without using like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two things using like and as
d)
None of the above
2.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things in a text
b)
Comparing two things using like and as
c)
An exaggeration
d)
Comparing two things without using like and as
3.
"The assignment was a breeze!" is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
4.
"The water well is as dry as a bone."
is an example of a(n)...
is an example of a(n)...
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
5.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.
b)
a comparison using like or as
c)
repeating the beginning consonant sounds
d)
none of the above
6.
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.
7.
"He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
8.
"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
9.
What is an oxymoron?
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 neighboring words
d)
words or phrases that are contradictory
10.
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
11.
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
12.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
13.
"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
14.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
15.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
16.
Sally Sold Seashells by the Seashore
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
17.
The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
18.
My feet are killing me!
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
19.
This shows...
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
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