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Figurative Language

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The use of using repetition of letters at the beginning of words

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

2.

A phrase using words that means something different than their true meaning

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Idiom

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Metaphor

3.

A statement that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Simile

4.

A statement that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

5.

An exaggerated statement that should not be taken literally

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Alliteration

6.

Words that are used to imitate or suggest the sound they would make

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

The use of using words that are opposite in meaning in a sentence

a)

Simile

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

8.

The use of giving non-living things human characteristics

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

9.

"Sally sold sandwiches standing still" is an example of...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Idiom

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

10.

"This quiz is a piece of cake" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

11.

"March is coming in like a lion" is an example of...

a)

Idiom

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

12.

"Jimmy is a busy bee" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Idiom

13.

"The line of cars is a million miles long" is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Oxymoron

14.

"Crash! Bang! Boom! Whoosh! Buzz!" are examples of...

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Onomatopoeia

15.

"The neighbors have a love-hate relationship" is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Metaphor

16.

"The branches of the trees waved at us as we passed them" is an example of...

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Hyperbole