Worksheets6th Grade Poetry
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
2.
My apartment cost 500.00 a month for rent.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
3.
I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
4.
After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.
a)
Not a hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
5.
Lisa's mouth is as big as Texas.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
6.
Which of these is a hyperbole?
a)
The boy was taller then me.
b)
He had a bite-sized candy bar.
c)
They lived in a small house.
d)
The boy was taller than Earth.
7.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
8.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
9.
Simile or Metaphor:
My life is a dream.
My life is a dream.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
10.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
11.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
12.
Is the following a simile or not?
William likes funny clowns.
William likes funny clowns.
a)
simile
b)
not
13.
Is the following a simile or not?
Phineas and Ferb are as sneaky as a CIA agent.
Phineas and Ferb are as sneaky as a CIA agent.
a)
simile
b)
not
14.
Which simile describes something that is unwanted or unwelcome?
a)
As welcome as a skunk at a picnic
b)
As welcome as a $100
c)
As welcome as a Christmas gift
d)
as welcome as a new car
15.
Make this a simile. She swims like a .....
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
cheetah
d)
lizard
16.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
Clouds
b)
Winked
c)
Say
d)
Moon
17.
'The run down house appeared depressed and out of sorts.' What human quality/trait is being demonstrated in the sentence?
a)
House
b)
Depression
c)
Happiness
d)
Loneliness
18.
What is the figurative meaning of "My heart sang with joy when I heard the words "Snow Day!"
a)
Narrator is upset about missing school.
b)
Narrator has a lot of snow to shovel because of a snowstorm.
c)
Narrator is a child excited about No School
d)
Narrator is anticipating a day of no school because it is supposed to snow.
19.
Which of these is alliteration?
a)
The big bad bear barked at all the little bunnies in the forest.
b)
The bunnies ran away as fast as they could.
c)
The blue jays flew high up in the sky.
d)
The elephants trumpeted to warn the others.
20.
Which of these is alliteration?
a)
The bright young boy was busy as a bee.
b)
The girl was a hard working reader.
c)
Kamila has over fifty Reading Counts points.
d)
Justin was a super kind student.
21.
Which of these is not alliteration?
a)
Sheep should sleep in a shed.
b)
A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back.
c)
Adrian has a ladybug as a pet.
d)
Show Shawn Sharon's shabby shoes.
22.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
23.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
24.
The race car zoomed past the finish line.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
25.
"The tea cup clinked and clanged as I put it down on the plate" is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
26.
"Crash! Crunch! Grunt! yelped my dog as he jumped on the table and fell" is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
27.
If something is sweet, which sense am I describing?
a)
Sight
b)
Smell
c)
Taste
d)
Touch
28.
One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker. Which sense does this describe?
a)
Taste
b)
Sight
c)
Smell
d)
Touch
29.
Treasure Island (an excerpt)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
a)
He is in need of first aid.
b)
He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
c)
He has grown frail and tired with old age.
d)
He has had a rough and adventurous life.
30.
What is Imagery?
a)
the use of language appealing to one or more of the five senses
b)
a joke
c)
It's nothing, you just made it up
d)
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
31.
Is this an example of imagery?
"They ate food."
"They ate food."
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
No clue
32.
How does imagery help us understand the story?
a)
It doesn't
b)
By expressing how the author is feeling
c)
Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
d)
By telling the mood
33.
sputtering, gurgling, clanking, tapping, thumping
a)
smell
b)
sight
c)
hear
d)
touch
34.
"The fragrance of the flowers filled the air."
What sense created the image?
What sense created the image?
a)
touch
b)
smell
c)
sight
d)
taste
35.
spicy, tangy, salty, sweet, sour, bitter
a)
smell
b)
touch
c)
taste
d)
hear
36.
Which one of the following is NOT a metaphor?
a)
Silence is golden, speech is silver.
b)
Don't be such a mouse!
c)
She eats like a pig!
d)
He's just an old goat!
37.
If someone helps you, you can use a metaphor and call him/her _______.
a)
a person
b)
a friend
c)
an angel
d)
a collegue
38.
If something goes wrong in a relationship, you can use a metaphor connected with milk and say that things have ____________.
a)
gone wrong
b)
broken out
c)
broken down
d)
turned sour
39.
If someone does a lot of work all the time and never stops, you can use a metaphor and call them a ________.
a)
busy bee
b)
busy bean
c)
busy flea
d)
workabolic
40.
Ballads are narrative songs that are meant to be sung.
a)
True
b)
False
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