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WorksheetsFigurative Language Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
2.
'Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle.' The word 'pop' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
3.
This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
4.
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
5.
'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
idiom
6.
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
7.
A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
8.
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
9.
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
oxymoron
c)
pun
d)
alliteration
10.
Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
oxymoron
d)
pun
11.
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
oxymoron
c)
pun
d)
alliteration
12.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
13.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
14.
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.
15.
"Your mama is so skinny she can hula hoop in a cheerio" is an example of:
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
16.
"Crash! Crunch! Grunt! yelped my dog as he jumped on the table and fell" is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
17.
"My head was a burning bush after we finished jogging" is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
simile
d)
personification
18.
"The thunder shouted with terror as the storm drew closer" is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
19.
"Her ruby slippers glowed like embers in a fire" is an example of what figurative language?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
20.
These shoes take 50 million years to put on.
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
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