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Figurative Language 7th ELA

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is alliteration?

a)

words that rhyme

b)

giving inanimate objects human capabilities

c)

a repeated consonant sound occurring at the beginning of words

d)

an extreme exaggeration

2.

Which group of words best fits this sentence for alliteration?

Tony the ____ ____ the ____.

a)

Tiger, hid, takis

b)

Tiger, ate, takis

c)

Tiger, stole, takis

d)

Tiger, took, takis

3.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a sentence is:

a)

Consonant

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

4.

What is an example of alliteration?

a)

Jackie jumped through the gym.

b)

Tommy was the man.

c)

Susan is not actually lazy.

d)

Sarah seized the celery at the store.

5.

Which is the best example of alliteration?

a)

Johnny ate the jelly beans.

b)

Jason hit the ball.

c)

Jerry gave purple grapes to him.

d)

Jimmy Johns jumped in rankings.

6.

Which is not an example of alliteration?

a)

Jerry jumped in the gym.

b)

Allen scarfed the potatoes.

c)

Maxwell cried wee-wee-wee.

d)

Bob the bulldog barked.

7.

Where should alliteration take place?

a)

beginning of word

b)

ending of word

c)

middle of word

d)

just needs to rhyme

8.

The train ________ through town a million times a day.

a)

fizzes

b)

sizzles

c)

roars

d)

rumbles

9.

Find the onomatopoeic word.

a)

Moooo!

b)

Swoosh

c)

BAAAAAH!

d)

All of the above

10.

The train rumbles through town a million times a day.

What type of figurative language is used here?

a)

personification & metaphor

b)

simile & hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia & hyperbole

d)

idiom & alliteration

11.

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

a)

An action word

b)

A descriptive word

c)

A sound word

d)

A statement

12.
It is going to rain tomorrow.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
13.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
A word or phrase that can be said forwards and backwards
b)
 An obviouse exaggeration
c)
A word that mimics a sound
d)
Givig human qualities to an item
14.

Find the onomatopoeic word.

a)

Playing

b)

Bam

c)

Slapped

d)

Wow

15.
She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
a)
Onomatopia
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Hiperbole
16.
I was so angry that I kicked an elephant all the way to Mars!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
17.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
Compares two things using like or as
18.
Pick the hyperbole below:
a)
Can't you get this question correct?
b)
Mr. Smith is older than the hills.
c)
I went skating last Tuesday.
d)
Marcella was very, very cold. 
19.
I could sleep for an hour.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
20.
After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.
a)
Not a hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
21.
I walked a mile around the school today.
a)
Not a hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
22.
The car is as fast as greased lightning
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
 figurative language
23.

She was as pretty as my last girlfriend!

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

24.

A phrase or an expression that has figurative and sometimes literal meaning.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

idiom

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

25.

Something that doesn't actually mean what it says.

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

26.

Take with a grain of salt means:

a)

To hear something from the authoritative source.

b)

Would never like to do something.

c)

This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.

d)

This means not to take what someone says too seriously.

27.

The last straw means:

a)

Actions or communications need more than one person.

b)

To go to bed.

c)

Do or say something exactly right.

d)

The final problem in a series of problems.

28.

We tried to give Tommy a surprise party for his birthday, but Mary let the cat out of the bag.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

29.

I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I’m faster than lightning.

a)

metaphor/hyperbole

b)

idiom/hyperbole

c)

hyperbole/idiom

d)

idiom/metaphor

30.

He knew the test would be as hard as ever so he decided to hit the books.

a)

idiom/hyperbole

b)

alliteration/simile

c)

simile/idiom

d)

metaphor/personification

31.

She quickly finished her homework because she knew if she didn’t have it done when her mother got home she would be in hot water.

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

32.

What is an idiom?

a)

An extreme exaggeration

b)

A device used to confuse the reader.

c)

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

d)

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

33.

Her smile was cuter than a kitten.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

34.

Jim was happier than a clam.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

35.

Greg was lighter than a feather in the ring.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

36.

Tommy is blinder than a bat without his glasses.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

37.

That football player was tough as nails.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

38.

His freshly washed car was as white as a ghost.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

39.

You were as brave as a lion.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

40.

He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

41.

Don't just sit there like a bump on a log.

a)

Bump

b)

Do not

c)

There

d)

Sitting

42.

Well, that went over like a lead balloon.

a)

Wellness

b)

Whatever "that" is

c)

Lead balloon

d)

Over

43.

They are as different as night and day.

What is being compared here?

a)

Whoever "they" are

b)

Day

c)

Night

d)

Difference

44.

She is as thin as a rake.

What is being compared here?

a)

How thin

b)

Her

c)

Hose

d)

Rake

45.

Last night, I slept like a log.

What is being compared here?

a)

Sleep

b)

Night

c)

Log

d)

Me

46.

My friend Jamal was a pig at dinner.

What is being compared here?

a)

Friend

b)

Pig

c)

Jamal

d)

Dinner

47.

The kids were monkeys on the jungle gym.

What is being compared here?

a)

Kids

b)

Jungle

c)

Monkeys

d)

Gym

48.

My courageous dad is a road hog.

What is being compared here?

a)

Courage

b)

Dog

c)

Dad

d)

Hog

49.

The stormy ocean was a raging bull.

What is being compared here?

a)

Bull

b)

Storm

c)

Ocean

d)

Rage

50.

The thunder was a mighty lion.

What is being compared here?

a)

Rain

b)

Lion

c)

Tiger

d)

Thunder

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