WorksheetsFigurative Language Pre-test
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 50mins
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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.
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.
"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
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
"He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
16.
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.
17.
"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
18.
What is the meaning of this figurative language?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.
19.
"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
20.
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
21.
What is being personified?
The moon guided me through the forest.
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
c)
me
22.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
23.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Ouch!
b)
Woosh!
c)
Blast-OFF!
d)
Bam!
24.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
25.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
26.
"A short phrase that contains two phrases that contradict each other."
a)
oxymoron
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
27.
"Big baby", "Alone Together", and "Original Copy" are examples of:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Oxymoron
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
43.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
44.
"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
45.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
46.
He is as quiet as a mouse.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
47.
The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
48.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
49.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
50.
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.
51.
My feet are killing me!
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
52.
The pillow was like a marshmallow, puffy and soft
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
53.
This shows...
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
54.
The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of ......
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
personification
55.
This shows...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
56.
This shows...
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
57.
I'm so tired I could sleep for days!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
58.
I can smell pizza from a mile away.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
59.
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
60.
The fair breeze blew by the pretty blossoms.
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
rhyme
61.
This shows...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
62.
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.
63.
This shows...
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
64.
This shows...
a)
idiom
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
65.
The moon rested in the midnight sky.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
rhyme
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