Worksheetsfigurative language
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a simile?
a)
Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than
b)
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
c)
Words that sound like their meaning
d)
A comparison between two things not using like or as
2.
This is an example of a simile
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.
What does this metaphor mean?
What does this metaphor mean?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.
c)
The baby never smiled.
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.
4.
The pencil danced across the paper
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
e)
symbol
5.
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
6.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
7.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
8.
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
9.
The west wind dances down the road.
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
10.
A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Personificati
11.
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
12.
My mom told me to zip my lips.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
13.
The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
14.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
15.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
16.
Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...
a)
figurative
b)
literal
17.
Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...
a)
figurative
b)
literal
18.
A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
19.
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
20.
"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
21.
"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
22.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
23.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
24.
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.
25.
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.
26.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
27.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
28.
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.
29.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
30.
When the Wind is low, and the sea is soft, and the heat-lightning plays
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
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