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Figurative Language 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

a)

Time is a thief.

b)

Time flies when you are having fun.

c)

It feels like we've been here forever.

d)

There's no time like the present.

2.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

The leaves blew across the ground.

b)

The leaves danced across the lawn.

c)

The leaves crinkled and cracked as they blew along.

d)

The leaves covered the ground like a carpet.

3.

When a beginning sound is repeated in a sentence, we call it?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

4.

The following is a simile: Chocolate is like my favorite food.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

"All teenagers ever do is sleep." is an example of--

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

6.

"He's as nervous as a cat in a rocking chair factory." is an example of

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

7.

Which is an example of simile?

a)

The salmon jump up the waterfall.

b)

The salmon are kangaroos jumping up the waterfall.

c)

The salmon jump like kangaroos up the waterfall.

d)

The salmon flop their way to the top of the waterfall.

8.

Which contains an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

The snow made sounds under my skis.

b)

The snow crunched and cracked under my skis.

c)

The snow covered the hill like powdered sugar on a donut.

d)

The snow hid the river like a veil.

9.

The two types of figurative language that make comparisons are:

a)

Idiom and Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia and Hyperbole

c)

Simile and Metaphor

d)

Personification and Idiom

10.

The saying, "Break a leg." is best described as:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

11.

Cranky crocodiles creep across creeks is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

12.

Life is a bowl of cherries is an example of:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole