wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Figurative Language

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most monsters don’t mind making messes.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

2.

My dad knows everything about cars.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

3.

The ice sculptor’s hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

4.

Each blade of grass was a tiny bayonet pointed firmly at our bare feet

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

5.

The candle flame danced in the dark.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

6.

We welcomed all the wise men from the West.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

7.

Pam was skinny enough to jump through a keyhole.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

8.

The shingles on the shack shook in the storm winds like scared children.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

9.

She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

10.

She stuck the stolen stapler in her suitcase.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

11.

Nobody can beat level six.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

12.

She hung her head like a dying flower.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

13.

The sunflowers nodded in the wind.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

14.

Try the turkey tacos; they’re quite tasty.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

15.

Tanya never stops talking.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

16.

Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

17.

The wind whispered the rumors of the forest.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

18.
My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personfication
d)
smelly
19.
After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hot chocolate
20.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
21.
"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:
a)
antonym
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
 hyperbole
22.
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
23.
Identify the Simile below...
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
24.
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
25.
What is the meaning of the following simile?
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"
a)
Someone is really hungry
b)
Someone is slightly sleepy
c)
Someone is extremely sleepy.
d)
Someone is slightly hungry. 
26.
What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 
a)
Her best friend was writing in her diary.
b)
Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
c)
Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.
d)
Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 
27.
Identify the metaphor.
a)
Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
b)
He was as tall as a skyscraper.
c)
He was as fast as a cheetah.
d)
The toddler was like a wild monkey.
28.
Identify the simile.
a)
The busy store is a beehive.
b)
He was a broken record.
c)
The hurricane was a monster.
d)
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
29.
Identify the metaphor.
a)
He was as slow as a snail.
b)
Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest.
c)
She ran like the wind.
d)
That building is as old as the pyramids.
30.
She is on a roller coaster of emotions.
a)
she's having fun
b)
she's scared
c)
she is having lots of different feelings
d)
she's going to vomit soon
31.
She is a shining star. She's good at pretty much everything she does.
a)
she is a loser
b)
she is an actress
c)
she is successful
d)
she sparkles
32.
My best friend and I are like two peas in a pod.
a)
very much alike
b)
we argue a lot
c)
very different
d)
we look alike
33.
My grandma is as sweet as sugar.
a)
she is very nice
b)
she wears sweet perfume
c)
she likes to bake sweets
d)
she loves CHOCOLATE!
34.

Read the poem below:


the drum

by Nikki Giovanni

daddy says the world is

a drum tight and hard

and i told him

i’m gonna beat

out my own rhythm


What comparison does the poem make?

a)

She compares herself to a rhythm.

b)

The poem compares the world to a drum.

c)

The speaker compares her father to the world.

d)

The speaker compares her father to a drum.

35.

Read the poem below:


the drum

by Nikki Giovanni

daddy says the world is

a drum tight and hard

and i told him

i’m gonna beat

out my own rhythm


What is the meaning behind the comparison?

a)

The world is loud and scary like a drum.

b)

The speaker wants to be a musician when she grows up.

c)

Her father is strict like a drum beat.

d)

The world is a hard and challenging place.

36.

Read the poem below:


the drum

by Nikki Giovanni

daddy says the world is

a drum tight and hard

and i told him

i’m gonna beat

out my own rhythm


What is the meaning behind the speaker's response to her father?

a)

The speaker is not going to let anyone discourage her from going after her dreams.

b)

The speaker is going to pursue music as a career and be a drummer in a band.

c)

The speaker is going to change her goals after her father's warning about the world.

d)

The speaker is still planning to pursue her dream of being a dancer.

37.

Read the excerpt below:


Till all the seas gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt with the sun;

And I will love thee still, my dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.


What is the intended meaning of the stanza?

a)

The speaker is promising to love this person forever.

b)

The speaker is forecasting that climate change will cause rocks to melt.

c)

The speaker is comparing how much he loves this person with the amount of water in the ocean.

d)

The speaker is promising to take is beloved on a trip.

38.

Read the poem below:


the drum

by Nikki Giovanni

daddy says the world is

a drum tight and hard

and i told him

i’m gonna beat

out my own rhythm


This poem is mostly an example of ...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

39.

Read the poem below:


My Dog

-Sharon Hendricks

His bark breaks the sound barrier

His nose is as cold as an ice box.

The wag of his tail causes hurricanes

His jump causes falling rocks.

He eats a mountain of dog food

And drinks a water fall dry.

But though he breaks the bank

He's the apple of my eye.


All of the underlined lines contain an example of ...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

40.

An extreme exaggeration is a ...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

41.
Ethan’s smile is a mile wide.
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
42.

When Jack told us the joke, we nearly died laughing.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a Hyperbole

43.
My feet are killing me!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
44.
You'e got a smile that can light up this whole town.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
45.
What does the hyperbole mean?
a)
The world is important to me.
b)
You are very important to me.
46.
What does the hyperbole mean?
a)
This is a very long song.
b)
I really like this song.
47.
What does the hyperbole mean?
a)
I don't want to give a speech in class.
b)
I am deathly allergic to giving speeches.
48.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
49.
The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung. 
What is the onomatopoeia?
a)
lung
b)
hacking
c)
patient
50.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.
a)
brother
b)
alphabet
c)
Kristen
d)
burp
51.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Saya was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.
a)
pots
b)
clanging
c)
dishes
d)
awoke
52.

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

a)

basketball

b)

swish

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

net

53.
I feel like a limp dishrag.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
54.
There was a loud bang when the door shut.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none

Similar Resources on Wayground

UNIT 1 ISW 6

50 questions

UNIT 1 ISW 6

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

6th grade

50 questions

6th grade

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University

UNIT 6 TEST

55 questions

UNIT 6 TEST

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

IFAM Idiomas/Itacoatiara - UPPER INTERMIDIATE

50 questions

IFAM Idiomas/Itacoatiara - UPPER INTERMIDIATE

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade - Professio...

Final 2nd semester Examinations : M.1

50 questions

Final 2nd semester Examinations : M.1

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 10th Grade

Gr 6 EQAO Review

55 questions

Gr 6 EQAO Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Amazing Run

50 questions

Amazing Run

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade