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Allusion & Idiom

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

a)

pun

b)

allusion

c)

idiom

d)

metaphor

2.

Break a leg when you go on stage.

a)

idiom

b)

pun

c)

hyperbole

d)

allusion

3.

Don't be a Scrooge!

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

pun

d)

allusion

4.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

a)

idiom

b)

pun

c)

allusion

d)

metaphor

5.
A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book. 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Assonance 
d)
Allusion
6.
A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom 
d)
Allusion 
7.

“It's a piece of cake.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

allusion

d)

simile

8.

Allusion or Not an Allusion?

a)

Not an allsion

b)

Allusion

9.

This house makes the White House look like a cottage

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Allusion

10.

Suddenly all of the power went out. "Houston, we have a problem," my dad exclaimed.

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor