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Figurative language

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

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.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
3.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
4.
Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
5.
“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.
a)
Idiom
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
6.
The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
7.
When you describe something by comparing it with something else you are using...
a)
Verbs
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Nouns
d)
Personification
8.
"She is stubborn as a mule!" is an example of a....
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personifcation
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
9.
"His temper was as explosive as a volcano" is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Personifcation 
10.

Which is NOT an example of figurative language?

a)

Personifcation

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Adjectives