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Figurative Language Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A comparison of two things when the writer says that something is actually something else.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idioms
2.
A huge exaggeration
a)
idiom
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
3.
A comparison of two thing using the words “like” or “as”
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
4.
Giving an object that is not human some personal or human characteristics
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
5.
Words that say the sound they make (buzz, hiss)
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
simile
6.
When several words begin with the same sound.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
7.
A figure of speech whose meaning differs from the literal meaning of its words (Zip your lip).
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
8.

Which sentence contains a simile?

a)

Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat.

b)

Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.

c)

Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln.

d)

Farewell, my fair-haired friend.

9.

Love is a thrill ride. This sentence uses ________.

a)

juxtaposition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

10.

Nila briefly brushed the baby's hair. This sentence uses ________.

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

juxtaposition

11.

A hyperbole is an ________.

a)

exaggeration

b)

alliteration

c)

assonance

d)

juxtaposition

12.

Which sentence uses personification?

a)

The woman looked as if she were 1,000 years old.

b)

The fire hungrily ate the house.

c)

Where's the wicked witch?

d)

The tiger purred like my cat.

13.

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. This quote uses ________.

a)

hyperbole

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

juxtaposition

14.
An example of onomatopoeia is...
a)
When I added the milk to my cereal it went snap, crackle and pop!
b)
That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 
c)
The snow is a white blanket.
d)
The trees whispered in the moonlight.
15.
An example of personification is...
a)
When I added the milk to my cereal it went snap, crackle and pop!
b)
That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 
c)
The snow is a white blanket.
d)
The trees whispered in the moonlight.
16.
An example of a simile is...
a)
The boy was as fast as a cheetah.
b)
That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 
c)
The snow is a white blanket.
d)
The trees whispered in the moonlight.
17.
An example of alliteration is...
a)
The boy was as fast as a cheetah.
b)
That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 
c)
The snow is a white blanket.
d)
The trees whispered in the moonlight.
18.
An example of a metaphor is...
a)
The boy was as fast as a cheetah.
b)
That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 
c)
The snow is a white blanket.
d)
The trees whispered in the moonlight.

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