wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Figurative Language 5th grade

Total questions: 149

Worksheet time: 2hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "So many ways to skin a cat" mean?

a)

go to bed

b)

several options to solve the same problems

c)

it is pouring

d)

you are so soft

2.

Click the TWO answers you think is a onomatopoeia

a)

It's raining cats and dogs

b)

BOOM! POW! BOOM!

c)

freed found fred fend fork family

d)

Click! Clack! Boom!

e)

she is going on the hay

3.

What kind of figurative language is this, "Ughhhhhh! My brother is soooooooooo MESSY!"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

alteration

d)

onomatopoeia

4.

What kind of figurative language is this, "The leaves are dancing with the night sky."

a)

Personfication

b)

Hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

idom

5.
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
6.
The little road says, Go,
The little house says, Stay!
This is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
7.
'Your kiss lies on my face, like the first snow upon a summer place.'  is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
8.
'She sang of his love forever.'  is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
9.
'How sweet the sobbing violin!' is an example of:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
10.
'Your beauty was a web of delight.' is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
11.
When the Wind is low, and the sea is soft, and the heat-lightning plays... is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
12.
'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
idiom
13.
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
14.
This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
15.
'Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle.'  The word 'pop' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
16.
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
17.
Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Assonance
18.
"Andy always eats apples and asparagus" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Consonance
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Metaphor
19.
"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Theme
b)
Metaphor
c)
Style
d)
Alliteration
20.
"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Structure
21.
"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Style
22.
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Rhyme
d)
Imagery
23.
The poem "There was a child went forth" by Walt Whitman is about how everything we experience in life changes or shapes us. This idea is the poem's ___________________. 
a)
Style
b)
Rhythm
c)
Theme
d)
Plot
24.
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." This is an example of _____________________.
a)
Style
b)
Plot
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme
25.
Each individual author has a unique writing ____________, which is the way they compose a text.
a)
Theme
b)
Style
c)
Personification
d)
Rhythm
26.
The _________ of the movie Hunger Games starts with introducing a dystopian world. The main character volunteers to fight to the death in a match against 23 other teenagers to save her sister. 
a)
Theme
b)
Structure
c)
Style
d)
Plot
27.
"The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Rhythm
b)
Structure
c)
Style
d)
Personification
28.
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" is written so that the words have a sing-song pattern. The pattern of sound these words make is the ____________ of the words. 
a)
Rhyme
b)
Meter
c)
Rhythm
d)
Tone
29.
"Once upon a midnight dreary, 
While I pondered, weak and weary"
This contains an example of ___________. 
a)
Tone
b)
Structure
c)
Personification
d)
Rhyme
30.
The ___________ of the text is how it is arranged by the author.
a)
Tone
b)
Structure
c)
Word choice
d)
Diction
31.
Delighted, peaceful, frustrated, and angry are all examples of words that could describe the author's __________, or attitude.
a)
Tone
b)
Style
c)
Metaphor
d)
Mood
32.
"I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinoccho's." This is an example of an _____________. 
a)
Allusion
b)
Alliteration
c)
Imagery
d)
Hyperbole
33.
What is a metaphor? 
a)
Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them
b)
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
c)
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
d)
Big exaggeration, usually with humor
34.
What is an example of a metaphor? 
a)
She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 
b)
The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 
c)
Her hair was silk. 
d)
Buzz, Hiss, Woof 
35.
A simile... 
a)
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
b)
Big exaggeration, usually with humor
c)
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
d)
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
36.
 “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” is an example of what figurative language device? 
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification 
c)
Simile 
d)
Metaphor 
37.
"Silver bells!... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night." This sentence includes what figurative language device? 
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia 
38.
"She soothed her secret sorrow." Choose the best answer: What figurative language device is being used in this sentence? 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Personification 
c)
Hyperbole 
d)
Metaphor 
39.
"The tropical storm slept for days". This is an example of what figurative language device? 
a)
Personification 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration 
d)
Hyperbole 
40.
What is the use of words and phrases in an unusual way?  Writers often use this to make their writing more colorful, powerful, and interesting.  Examples include simile, metaphor, irony, and personification.
a)
Text Features 
b)
Sensory Images 
c)
Figurative Language 
d)
Rhyming Couplet
41.
"Let us go forth and lead the land we love." This is an example of what type of figurative language? 
a)
Hyperbole 
b)
Theme 
c)
Alliteration 
d)
Metaphor 
42.
Imagery is the term given to a comparison beginning with "like" or "as
a)
True 
b)
False 
43.
An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream" 
a)
True 
b)
False 
44.
"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box." 
This is an example of a simile.
a)
True 
b)
False 
45.
Snap, crackle, and pop are examples of this. 
a)
Personification 
b)
Hyberbole 
c)
Onomatopeoia
d)
Simlie 
46.
This image depicts what figurative language device? 
a)
Imagery 
b)
Personification 
c)
Hyperbole 
d)
Alliteration 
47.
What is this comic strip using a lot of? 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Simlie 
d)
Alliteration 
48.
a)
Personification 
b)
Metaphor 
c)
Simile 
d)
Alliteration 
49.

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

50.

“Danny strolled to the town common, sat on one of the benches in Teenytown and took one of the bottles out of the bag, looking down on it like Hamlet with Yorick's skull” ― Stephen King, Doctor Sleep

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion

51.

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

52.

“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

a)

hyperbole

b)

allusion

c)

personification

d)

idiom

53.

“It's a piece of cake.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

allusion

d)

simile

54.

“I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far.” - Mark Twain, Old Times on the Mississippi

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

idiom

55.

”Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary,” - Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

56.

“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

idiom

57.

“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

alliteration

d)

allusion

58.

“Hulga the whole while hollering like a half-slaughtered hog.” - Truman Capote, "Mojave"

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

59.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
60.
What is being personified? 
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
c)
me
61.
Simile or Metaphor?
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
62.
What does this mean?
When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. 
a)
very slow
b)
moves pretty quickly
c)
still beats everyone
d)
he's super fast
63.
What type of figurative language is this?
The snow was a blanket covering the ground.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
64.
"The Flash is fast like lightning." This is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
65.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
66.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
67.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
68.
What is an alliteration?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
A comparison using like or as
c)
A comparison not using like or as
d)
The same beginning sound repeated
69.
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."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
70.
This sentence is an example of what:  "I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
71.
This sentence is an example of what:  "My clown self arrives when I feel silly."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
72.
This sentence is an example of what:  "I have a ton of homework."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
73.
This sentence is an example of what:  "Who let the cat out of the bag?"
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
74.
This sentence is an example of what:  "Her voice was music to my ears."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
75.
This sentence is an example of what:  "The teenager is as hungry as a wolf."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
personification
76.
This sentence is an example of what:  "The palm trees were dancing in the wind."
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
77.
This sentence is an example of what:  "I’ve seen this movie a thousand times."
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
78.
This sentence is an example of what:  "You are my knight in shining armor."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
79.
This sentence is an example of what:  "Don’t judge a book by its cover."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
80.

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

a)

figurative

b)

literal

81.

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

a)

figurative

b)

literal

82.

A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

83.

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

84.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

85.

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

oxymoron

c)

pun

d)

alliteration

86.

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

oxymoron

d)

pun

87.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

oxymoron

c)

pun

d)

alliteration

88.

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

a)

pun

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

oxymoron

89.

A phrase made up of words containing opposite meanings.

a)

pun

b)

idiom

c)

simile

d)

oxymoron

90.

A humorous play on words that have double-meanings.

a)

alliteration

b)

oxymoron

c)

pun

d)

onomatopoeia

91.

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big boom"

is an example of...

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

92.

"He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

93.

Big baby, jumbo shrimp, and civil war are all examples of...

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Puns

c)

Idioms

d)

Oxymorons

94.

"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

oxymoron

95.

"The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm" is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

96.

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

97.

"She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake" is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

oxymoron

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

98.

"Tracy was feeling down in the dumps after failing the test" is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

99.

"Knowing sign language is pretty handy" is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

an idiom

c)

a pun

d)

alliteration

100.
What is an idiom?
a)
The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
b)
An exaggeration.
c)
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. 
d)
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning. 
101.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
102.
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
103.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
104.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
105.
It happened once in a blue moon is an example of a(n)...
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration 
106.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
107.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
108.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
109.
Onomatopoeia is...
a)
An exaggerated statement
b)
A sound effect
c)
A comparison of two things using like or as
d)
The use of a word associated with a sound.
110.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
111.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
112.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
113.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
114.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
115.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
116.

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

117.

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

118.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia.

a)

She was white as a ghost

b)

Buzz

c)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers

d)

Break a leg

119.

What is a cliche?

a)

A comparison without like or as.

b)

Two opposing ideas.

c)

Tongue twisters.

d)

An overused phrase or saying

120.

Talking animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Personification

c)

Cliche

d)

Pun

121.

The quote from the popular Owl City song, "You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep," is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

122.

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Chliche

d)

Personification

123.

Which type of figurative language is used in the following Beatles song, "Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter?"

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Cliche

124.

Define hyperbole.

a)

An overused phrase

b)

Its raining cats and dogs

c)

An over (excessive) exaggeration

d)

A comparison of two unlike things, using like or as

125.

Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two unlike things?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Cliche

126.

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

127.

He has been walking for days and days, when he has only been walking for 5 minutes is an example of:

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Cliche

d)

Hyperbole

128.

An expression that cannot be understood by the meaning of its words is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Cliche

129.

The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Cliche

d)

Idiom

130.

You have a smile that lights up the room is an example of what type of figurative language

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia

131.
The west wind dances down the road.
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
132.
A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)

Personificati

133.
The sun smiled after the rain stopped. 
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
134.
She’s as tiny as a mouse.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Simile
135.
Her blonde hair shined like the sun.
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
136.
The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Oxymoron
137.
When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Idiom
138.
It's raining cats and dogs outside. 
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
139.
“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.
a)
Idiom
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
140.
My mom told me to zip my lips. 
a)
Alliteration
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
141.
The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
142.
The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
143.
BAM!  The door shut behind me. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
144.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
145.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
146.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing. 
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
147.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
148.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
149.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia