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WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
2.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
3.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
4.
Simile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
5.
Simile or Metaphor:
My life is a dream.
My life is a dream.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
6.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
a)
friends to peas
b)
friends to pods
c)
peas to pods
d)
best to friends
7.
The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?
What is the meaning of the simile above?
a)
The baby had 8 legs.
b)
The baby lives in the sea.
c)
The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
d)
The baby was sleeping.
8.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.
What does the metaphor mean above?
What does the metaphor mean above?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.
c)
The baby never smiled.
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.
9.
Which sentence is a metaphor?
a)
Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle.
b)
All 6 of the family members were packed into the car like sardines.
c)
Jennie felt like the car was as cramped as a coffin!
d)
The car was a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time.
10.
The cooing baby was just as cute as a kitten!
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
11.
My dad is a clown, always joking around and acting goofier than anyone I know.
a)
Simlie
b)
Metaphor
12.
My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
13.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
14.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
15.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
16.
Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.
She is as thin as a toothpick.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
17.
Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.
That girl is as tough as nails.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
18.
Simile or Metaphor?
He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.
He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
19.
After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hot chocolate
20.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
21.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
22.
Identify the Simile below...
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
23.
Fruit is fuel for a healthy body.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
24.
What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.
a)
Sylvia's face and baby's skin
b)
Lotion and Sylvia's face.
c)
Sylvia and her face.
d)
Sylvia and smooth.
25.
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
a)
"best friend" and "secrets"
b)
"diary'' and "secrets"
c)
"Diary" and "her best friend"
d)
"her" and "diary"
26.
In the school play, Freddy roared like a lion.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
27.
Her love is a blanket.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
28.
Joey is crazy like a fox.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
29.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
30.
Without my glasses, I'm as blind as a bat.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
31.
True or False: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. The simile is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like."
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.
That girl is as tough as nails.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
33.
The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
34.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
35.
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.
36.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
imagery
37.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
imagery
38.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The rooster smiled and winked at me.
The rooster smiled and winked at me.
a)
simile
b)
imagery
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
39.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
40.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
41.
"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
42.
A word whose sounds suggests its meaning is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
43.
"He thought he was going to die from embarrassment" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Assonance
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
44.
"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Allusion
45.
The use of vivid description to create a picture in the reader’s mind is what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
46.
"The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Idiom
b)
Imagery
c)
Assonance
d)
Metaphor
47.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is which type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Assonance
d)
Alliteration
48.
"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
49.
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words is which type of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
50.
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
51.
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as is which type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
52.
Common animal sounds such as moo, meow, and ribbit are examples of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
53.
"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allusion
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
54.
Which is an example of a metaphor?
a)
She was as tall as a giraffe.
b)
The classroom is a zoo.
c)
Break a leg!
d)
Giver her a hand!
55.
What is a simile?
a)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
b)
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word
c)
An exaggeration
d)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
56.
What is an example of a hyperbole?
a)
She sings like an angel.
b)
He is as sweet as candy.
c)
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
d)
Call it a day and go home.
57.
Personification is...
a)
Giving humans object like qualities.
b)
Giving humans animal like qualities.
c)
Giving objects human like qualities.
d)
Giving objects and/or animals human like qualities.
58.
"The wicked witch of the west" is an example of...
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
59.
A simile.....
a)
tells what a person likes
b)
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
c)
compares two similar things
d)
tells what a person is doing
60.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
61.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
Compares two things using like or as
62.
What is alliteration?
a)
The end of sounds is the same.
b)
The beginning of the first word of a sentence is the same.
c)
The beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same
d)
It is an exaggeration.
63.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
64.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
65.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
66.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
67.
He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Dessert
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
68.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
69.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
70.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
71.
What does the following line of figurative language explain?
Memories like ancient photographs flashed through the girl's mind.
Memories like ancient photographs flashed through the girl's mind.
a)
The girl remembered something from long ago.
b)
The girl's photos were amazing.
c)
The girl was lost.
72.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
73.
The water well is as dry as a bone is an example of a(n)...
a)
Literal language
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
74.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
75.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Metaphor
d)
All of the above
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