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Figurative Language- Personification, Simile and Metaphor

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Pick the word that best fits the simile: 
The children were as quiet as
a)
frogs in the swamp
b)
dogs chasing cats
c)
a mouse
d)
a lion
2.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
3.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
a)
friends to peas
b)
friends to pods
c)
peas to pods
d)
best to friends
4.
The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?
a)
The baby had 8 legs.
b)
The baby lives in the sea.
c)
The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
d)
The baby was sleeping. 
5.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
Clouds
b)
Winked
c)
Say
d)
Moon
6.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Eating
b)
Baking
c)
Chewing
d)
Making people guilty
7.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Eating
b)
Baking
c)
Chewing
d)
Making people guilty
8.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
c)
The room
d)
The orange
9.
What is being personified:
The wind sang a sad song.
a)
wind
b)
song
10.
What is being personified:
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
11.
Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
12.
Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
13.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
14.
Which word means: 'To compare two things without using the words like or as?'
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification 
15.
Which word means: 'To compare a non human object to an action that humans can do?'
a)
Simile
b)
Personification 
c)
Metaphor
16.
Which word means: 'To compare two objects using the words like or as?'
a)
Personification 
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile  
17.
Which figurative language is this an example of: When Sally looked outside she saw a blanket of snow.
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor 
18.
What two things are being compared in this sentence: Patrick was as busy as a bee.
a)
Patrick and busy
b)
Patrick and bee
c)
was and as
19.
Which figurative language is this an example of: My father told me that life is a journey.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification