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WorksheetsFigurative Language Scrapbook Q & A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
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1.
In the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a shepherd boy repeatedly tricks people in his village by falsely claiming that a wolf is coming to eat his flock. When a wolf actually comes and the boy cries for help, nobody believes him or comes to his aid.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother.
a)
to raise a false alarm
b)
to make howling sounds
2.
teacher is to school as doctor is to________
a)
hospital
b)
health
c)
person
d)
nurse
3.
Which is an Analogy
a)
I feel fantastic
b)
I feel like a fish out of water
c)
There are many fish in the sea
d)
Dog goes BARK BARK BARK BORK BICK BARK BORK
4.
a)
allusion
b)
anecdote
c)
anaphora
d)
alliteration
5.
A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.
a)
allusion
b)
anecdote
c)
anaphora
d)
alliteration
6.
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of successive words
a)
alliteration
b)
analogy
c)
anaphora
d)
anecdote
7.
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.
8.
Put your coat on before you catch a cold!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
9.
Is this a hyperbole?
Mary will be back in just a second.
Mary will be back in just a second.
a)
yes
b)
no
10.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
a)
He was born to a rich family
b)
He was born hungry
c)
He was born with teeth
11.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
It's time to take your turn.
It's time to take your turn.
a)
It's raining cats and dogs
b)
The ball is in your court
c)
Reach for the stars
12.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
It's time to take your turn.
It's time to take your turn.
a)
It's raining cats and dogs
b)
The ball is in your court
c)
Reach for the stars
13.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
14.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
15.
What is the common allusion for Goofy?
a)
to be a coward
b)
to be silly
c)
to be sinful
d)
all of the above
16.
Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?
a)
his wife was his Achille's heel
b)
he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's
c)
she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
d)
we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.
17.
What rhetorical device is being used?
"We will pass the STAAR test! We will achieve commended! And we will celebrate by eating donuts!"
"We will pass the STAAR test! We will achieve commended! And we will celebrate by eating donuts!"
a)
anecdote
b)
alliteration
c)
paradox
d)
anaphora
18.
Which of the following is an alliteration?
a)
Tony ran like a cheetah.
b)
The muffin called my name.
c)
"Bang," the race started!
d)
The dog dug a deep hole.
19.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
20.
Life is a roller coaster. What does this metaphor mean?
a)
They have a new roller coaster at Darien Lake
b)
You're in danger when you're on a roller coaster
c)
Life has ups and downs
d)
I shouldn't ride roller coasters
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