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WorksheetsFigurative Language GMAS review
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
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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.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
4.
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
5.
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.
6.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
7.
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
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
11.
"The assignment was a breeze!" is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
12.
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
13.
"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
14.
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
15.
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.
16.
"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
17.
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.
18.
"He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
19.
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.
20.
"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
21.
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.
22.
"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
23.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
24.
What is being personified?
The moon guided me through the forest.
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
c)
me
25.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
26.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Ouch!
b)
Woosh!
c)
Blast-OFF!
d)
Bam!
27.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
28.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
29.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
30.
"A short phrase that contains two phrases that contradict each other."
a)
oxymoron
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
31.
"Big baby", "Alone Together", and "Original Copy" are examples of:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Oxymoron
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
Match the definition with the term:
comparing two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as"
comparing two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as"
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
41.
Match the definition with the term:
a short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory
a short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
oxymoron
d)
alliteration
42.
Match the definition with the term:
repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentence
repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentence
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
43.
Match the definition with the term:
comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other
comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
personification
d)
oxymoron
44.
Match the definition with the term:
a word that resembles the sound it represents
a word that resembles the sound it represents
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
45.
Match the definition with the term:
giving human traits to objects or ideas
giving human traits to objects or ideas
a)
idiom
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
46.
Match the definition with the term:
a phrase that means something else than what it says
a phrase that means something else than what it says
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
47.
Match the definition with the term:
an exaggeration so dramatic, nobody will believe it
an exaggeration so dramatic, nobody will believe it
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
48.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.
The thunder boomed in the storm.
a)
oxymoron
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
49.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
50.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
51.
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
52.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
53.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
54.
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
55.
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
56.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
57.
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
58.
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
59.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
60.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
61.
"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
62.
"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
63.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
64.
"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
65.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
66.
He is as quiet as a mouse.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
67.
Sally Sold Seashells by the Seashore
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
68.
The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
69.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
70.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
71.
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.
72.
My feet are killing me!
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
73.
The pillow was like a marshmallow, puffy and soft
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
74.
BAM! The door shut behind me. This is an example of ......
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
75.
This shows...
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
76.
The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of ......
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
personification
77.
Time flies by! Is an example of....
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
78.
This shows...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
79.
This shows...
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
80.
I'm so tired I could sleep for days!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
81.
I can smell pizza from a mile away.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
82.
A metaphor compares
a)
Different types of animals
b)
Two things without using "like" or "as"
c)
Two things using "like" or "as"
d)
An exaggeration
83.
The fair breeze blew the pretty blossoms.
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
rhyme
84.
This shows...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
85.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
86.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
87.
This shows...
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
88.
This shows...
a)
idiom
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
89.
They worked quietly like mice.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
90.
The moon rested in the midnight sky.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
rhyme
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