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figurative langue

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an idiom

a)

Barking up the wrong tree

b)

Best thing since sliced bread

c)

cut corners

d)

all the above

2.

Which idiom means the show as come to an end

a)

Elvis has left the building

b)

don't count your chickens before they hatch

c)

Drastic times call for drastic measures

d)

feeling under the weather

3.

an example of hyperbole would be:

a)

My phone wasn't a lot of money.

b)

My car was worth about a cent.

c)

The rock was smiling.

4.

True or False: Hyperbole is an element of text to compare 2 words.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

which of these are metaphors select all that apply

a)

he is a pig

b)

she is as tall as a giraffe

c)

he is as old as a rock

d)

he is an elephant

6.

True or False metaphors use like or as

a)

True

b)

False

7.

which definition of onomatopoeia is correct?

a)

Words that rhyme with 3 or more other words.

b)

Words whose sound suggest its meaning.

c)

Words that are insulting and rude.

d)

pictures that indicate a sound.

8.

what is an example of an onomatopoeia?

a)

waffle

b)

gurgle

c)

and

d)

waft

e)

shoes

9.

Which of the following words completes the sentence using alliteration below?

¨Black bug _____ a big black bear. But where is the big black bear that the big black bug ______?

a)

Hit

b)

Slapped

c)

Bit

d)

ate

10.

Which of the two sentences below are NOT examples of alliteration?

a)

A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thunk the skunk stunk. The skunk thunk the stump stunk.

b)

The sun is very bright and the pet dog is very hungry.

c)

In Mrs.Miller`s class we learned all of the types of figurative language. My favorite is puns. Want to taco bout` it ?

d)

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would. If a wood chuck could chuck wood.

11.

connor

a)

connor

b)

connor

12.

connor

a)

connor

b)

connor

13.

what is a simile ?

a)

a comparison using like or as

b)

saying something is something else

14.

sally is light as a feather

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

irony

15.

Which of these are an example of personification?

a)

The cat jumped over the moon

b)

The flowers danced in the wind

c)

It felt like 1000 needles had attacked him

d)

The ice ran down her back

16.

What is personification?

a)

Giving inanimate objects human characters

b)

over exaggeration

c)

a word that shows a sound

d)

comparing two things using like or as

17.

trinity

a)

trinity

b)

trinity

18.

trinity

a)

trinity

b)

trinity