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Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the oxymoron?

a)

Alone together

b)

Pop!

c)

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

2.

An exaggerated statement is a...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopeia

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

3.

Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

4.

What is an idiom?

a)

An expression that is not meant to be taken literally.

b)

a comparison of two things using like, as, or than

c)

an exaggerated statement

d)

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

5.

What is an example of an alliteration?

a)

The vase flew off the shelf

b)

Powerful pandas like to punch carrots

c)

The waves sang to me as they crashed on shore.

d)

I really liked the chocolate pie.

6.

"The fire work exploded making a big BOOM in the air" is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

7.

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

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personfication

8.

"Look outside! It's raining cats and dogs!" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Idiom

d)

Personfication

9.

"Charming children chat in the corner" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

10.

Read these lines from a poem:

"the stars talk away the night" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

11.
"Andy always eats apples and asparagus" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Consonance
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Metaphor
12.
"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Structure
13.
"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Style
14.
"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
15.

“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

16.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
17.
It happened once in a blue moon is an example of a(n)...
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration 
18.

My heart is pounding

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

19.

Nick's idea was a thought grenade!

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

simile

20.

His schoolwork never spilled over into his free time.

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole