WorksheetsUltimate Figurative Language
Total questions: 117
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
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Class
Date
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 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
7.
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
8.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
9.
"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
10.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
11.
The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
12.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
13.
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.
14.
My feet are killing me!
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
15.
The pillow was like a marshmallow, puffy and soft
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
16.
This shows...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
17.
This shows...
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
18.
I'm so tired I could sleep for days!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
19.
I can smell pizza from a mile away.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
20.
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
21.
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.
22.
This shows...
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
23.
The moon rested in the midnight sky.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
rhyme
24.
They worked quietly like mice.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
25.
An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement
a)
assonance
b)
repetition
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
26.
Giving human qualities to non-living objects
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
27.
A comparison of two seemingly unlike things
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
28.
"The air is like a butterfly"
a)
methaphor
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
onomatopoeia
29.
"The wind stood up and gave a shout"
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
imagery
d)
onomatopoeia
30.
Danny's room is a pig-sty.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
31.
"Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,"
a)
metaphor
b)
consonance
c)
imagery
d)
personification
32.
"There was a Young Lady whose nose, Was so long that it reached to her toes;"
a)
consonance
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
repetition
33.
A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using "like" or "as"
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
34.
The flame in the candle danced in the dark.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
simile
35.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
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.
What is a couch potato?
a)
A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.
b)
A potato pillow.
c)
A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.
d)
A person who likes to play hot potato.
38.
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.
39.
What type of figurative language is shown below:
The toddler was a tornado of action in the nursery!
The toddler was a tornado of action in the nursery!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
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
45.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The run down house looked depressed.
The run down house looked depressed.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
46.
I am as hungry as a bear!
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
47.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
48.
The wind whistled through the trees during the storm.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
49.
Love gives me wings!
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
50.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
51.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
52.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
53.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
54.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
55.
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
56.
The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
57.
5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
58.
Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
59.
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.
60.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
61.
He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
62.
He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Dessert
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
63.
What is an idiom?
a)
The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
b)
An exaggeration.
c)
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.
d)
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.
64.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
65.
What is Imagery?
a)
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
b)
a joke
c)
a figure of speech in which a word or action to which it is not literally applicable.
d)
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
66.
She was as cold as ice.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Idiom
67.
"Baby, you're a firework" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
68.
The ball came screaming across home plate. This is an example of ......
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
69.
"Laughter is the best medicine" is an example of
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
pun
d)
cliche
70.
"The sun begged me to get out of bed" is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
71.
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?, " is an example of...
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?, " is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
72.
"I came in like a wrecking ball..." is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
non
73.
Christmas takes an eternity to get arrive!
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
74.
My stomach screamed for food.
a)
Idiom
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
75.
She is as sweet as pie!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
76.
The flames ate hungrily at the burning houses.
a)
idiom
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
77.
The papers jumped from Miss Clanton's desk when she opened the window.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
euphemism
d)
metaphor
78.
Rose was a swan as she jumped into the pool.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personficiation
79.
The rain wept down the window during the storm.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
euphemism
80.
Myra is as sharp as a tack.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
euphemism
81.
The moon waved goodbye as the sun woke up.
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
idiom
82.
Smith was as mad as a hornet.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
euphemism
d)
alliteration
83.
"When pigs fly" is a term people use when they say something will never happen.
a)
alliteration
b)
euphemism
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
84.
That question was a piece of cake!
a)
metaphor/idiom
b)
simile/euphemism
85.
Language not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense; it consists of figures of speech is?
a)
idiom
b)
hyperbole
c)
figurative language
d)
imagery
86.
Jack's hair and beard are bright blond.
a)
literal language is used
b)
figurative language is used
87.
When he heard the scream, claws of fear tore at his scalp.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
88.
The giraffe nibbled at the leaves on the tree.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
89.
Dead on her feet, Marla collapsed onto the worn bus seat, glad her 24 hour shift was finally over.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
90.
The tornado played with the car, picking it up in its jaws, then dropping it.
a)
literal laguage
b)
figurative language
91.
The shark's fin cut the water like a razor slashing silk.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
92.
The skin on the farmer's face was as wrinkled , weathered, and worn as the leather on a horse's harness. What is being compared in this simile?
a)
farmer-face
b)
farmer-leather
c)
skin-leather
93.
Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is being compared in this simile?
a)
eyes-glasses
b)
eyes-fish
c)
fish-glasses
94.
Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is being compared in this simile?
a)
eyes-glasses
b)
eyes-fish
c)
fish-glasses
95.
the representation of an animal or object that has the personality, actions, or emotions of a human
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
96.
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
97.
His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personfication
d)
Hyperbole
98.
He turned over, holding his nose, and a golden light danced and shattered just over his face.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
99.
The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon was was uncoiling slowly.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
100.
"We've got to make smoke up there--or die."
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
101.
The package took forever to arrive in the mail.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
102.
Her heels clacked on the hardwood floor.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
103.
The door protested as it opened slowly.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
simile
104.
Winter’s icy grip caused people to shudder.
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
simile
105.
This job is the cancer of my dreams and aspirations.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
106.
The promise between us was a delicate flower.
a)
idiom
b)
personification
c)
metphor
d)
simile
107.
The use of vivid description to create a picture in the reader’s mind is what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
108.
ERIC THINKS DOING SCHOOLWORK
IS ONE BIG VIDEO GAME
IS ONE BIG VIDEO GAME
a)
Literal
b)
Figurative
109.
LAUREN HAS MADE UP
HER MIND TO VOLUNTEER
EVERY TUESDAY
AFTER SCHOOL
HER MIND TO VOLUNTEER
EVERY TUESDAY
AFTER SCHOOL
a)
literal
b)
figurative
110.
THINKING ABOUT SUMMER CAMP
MAKES ME FEELLIKE A BUNDLE
OF JOY AND SUNSHINE
MAKES ME FEELLIKE A BUNDLE
OF JOY AND SUNSHINE
a)
literal
b)
figurative
111.
AS I DELIVERED MY SPEECH
MY VOICE SOUNDED AS IF
I'D SWALLOWED ROCKS
AND SAND
MY VOICE SOUNDED AS IF
I'D SWALLOWED ROCKS
AND SAND
a)
literal
b)
figurative
112.
EMMA MAY SEEM CLUMSY BUT
ONSTAGE SHE DANCES LIKE
A GAZELLE
ONSTAGE SHE DANCES LIKE
A GAZELLE
a)
literal
b)
figurative
113.
JACOB EXPRESSES MANY
FEELINGS THROUGH HIS
PHOTOGRAPHY
FEELINGS THROUGH HIS
PHOTOGRAPHY
a)
literal
b)
figurative
114.
MY TEAMMATE IS A SNAIL AND
A TURTLE COMBINED.
A TURTLE COMBINED.
a)
literal
b)
figurative
115.
BEFORE THE SOCCER MATCH, BOTH TEAMS ATTENDED A SPORTSMANSHIP PROGRAM.
a)
LITERAL
b)
FIGURATIVE
116.
I HAVE A TON OF PAPERWORK TO DO BEFORE I CAN ENJOY THE SUN THIS SUMMER.
a)
LITERAL
b)
FIGURATIVE
117.
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO BE MY LITTLE BROTHER'S SMILE.
a)
LITERAL
b)
FIGURATIVE
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