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Figurative Language

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______

a)

idiom

b)

onomatopeia

c)

metaphor

d)

smilie

3.

"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

4.

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

repetition

d)

idiom

5.

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

similemetaphorhyperbolepersonification

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

6.

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."

a)

Her hair is red.

b)

She talks really loudly.

c)

She gets really angry.

d)

She spits when she talks.

7.

"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

8.

What's the meaning of this metaphor?

"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.After the game, a tornado hit.

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.

9.

What's the meaning of this personification?

"The camera loves me!"

Photography is one of my hobbies.I own an expensive camera.Photos of me are always really good. I like to visit art museums.

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.

10.

he car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

The car is very old.The car was truly made in prehistoric times.The car is very new.

a)

The car is very old.

b)

The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

c)

The car is very new.

d)

The car is really rustyand faliing apart.