WorksheetsFigurative Language-Show me what you've learned!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 33mins
Author's use figurative language to...
add interest/creativity
create more vivid pictures in your mind
appeal to your 5 senses and allow for clearer visualization
All of the above
Read the sentence:
The train engine coughed and wheezed as it went up the hill.
Which sentence uses the same type of figurative language as this sentence?
The snow covered the steep hillside.
The candle flame danced in the dark.
The night sky turned black and grey.
The ship sailed across the ocean.
Which sentence uses figurative language?
My mom likes to eat the strangest things.
Wendy threw a snowball as big as Jupiter at Roman.
Travis is always rushing to get ready in the mornings.
The pilot flew the plane safely to the airport.
My friend, Pete said his uncle was the richest man in the world!
This sentence is an example of:
personification
a metaphor
a simile
a hyperbole
True or False?
A metaphor uses the word "like" or "as."
True
False
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
People should find shelter when they hear a thunderstorm warning.
I like to go fishing with my dad on Sundays.
After the bee sting, Kim's face was as swollen as a beach ball.
It's taking forever to open my locker today!
Read the sentence:
During the play, the actor's soft voice was music to the audience's ears.
What two things are being compared in this sentence?
Music and the play
The actor's voice and music
The audience's ears and the actor's voice
The audience's ears and music
Read the sentence
Melissa's bike was worth a fortune.
Which bests restates that sentence?
Melissa's bike is not worth much money
Melissa's bike is broken and needs fixing.
Melissa's bike is expensive
Melissa's bike is shiny and pretty
A comparison of two unlike things describes:
similes
metaphors
both similes and metaphors
hyperbole
Read the metaphor below:
My bedroom is a zoo.
Which statement best describes that phrase?
My bedroom needs decorating
My bedroom is neat and clean
My bedroom is huge
My bedroom is a huge mess
Tom snaked down the field untouched, a guided missile locked onto the goal.
This phrase uses what type of figurative language?
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
Which sentence is an example of personification?
The books on my shelf are kept straight as arrows.
My shoes were as stinky as a rotten egg!
The bell screamed at the students telling them the day was over.
I'm so bored I might die!
A hyperbole is:
a comparison
a type of figurative language
an exaggerated statement meant to build intensity
both option 2 and 3
What two words are needed to make a simile?
"or" "like"
"but" "as"
"and" "like"
"like" "as"
Which of following restates the simile as a metaphor?
The thunder was as loud as an amplified rock concert.
The thunder was an amplified rock concert.
The thunder was really loud.
The thunder made my head shake.
The thunder was loud like a rock concert.
Which of the following uses the same type of figurative language in the example provided?
The popcorn went CRACK as I sunk my teeth into each buttery, salty piece.
The cake was calling my name.
The tornado was an angry beast as it swept away the town.
The cat meowed as I scratched it's soft fur.
The train whistled a happy tune as it pulled into the station.
My dad brings home the bacon, please lend me a hand, and she's got a sweet tooth are all examples of a(n):
idiom
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
An onomatopoeia is best described as:
a comparison
an exaggerated statement
a statement not meant to be taken literally
a word that imitates a sound
Where would onomatopoeia most likely be found?
In a comic book
in a children's book
options 1 and 2
neither options 1 or 2
An idiom can best be described as:
a comparison
a phrase not meant to be taken literally but has a different meaning
a sound word
an exaggerated statement
