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Figurative Language

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I'm as a happy as a lark.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

e)

Idiom

2.

The water well was a dry as a bone.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

e)

Hyperbole

3.

I'm as strong as an ox.

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

e)

Personification

4.

The calm lake was a mirror.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom

e)

Hyperbole

5.

The classroom was a zoo.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

e)

Simile

6.

Isabella heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

e)

Personification

7.

The moon was playing hide and seek with the clouds.

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

e)

Personification

8.

Break a leg.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

e)

Personification

9.

i'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Hyperbole

e)

Metaphor

10.

She's as old as the hills.

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

e)

Personification

11.

What is the definition of a Simile?

a)

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as

b)

a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but have something in common

c)

an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor

d)

when you give an object the abilities or qualities only a human can have

e)

a word or phrase which means something totally different from the literal meaning

12.

What is the definition of a Metaphor?

a)

a word or phrase meaning something totally different from the literal meaning

b)

a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common

c)

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as

d)

an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor

e)

when you give an object abilities or qualities only a human can have

13.

What is the definition of a Hyperbole?

a)

when you give an object the abilities and qualities only a human can have

b)

an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor

c)

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as

d)

a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common

e)

word or phrase which means something totally different from the literal meaning

14.

What is the definition of a Personification?

a)

a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but have something in common

b)

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as

c)

word or phrase that means something totally different from the literal meaning

d)

when you give an object the abilities or qualities only a human can have

e)

an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor

15.

What is the definition of a Idiom

a)

an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor

b)

a word or phrase which means something totally different from its literal meaning

c)

a figure of speech used to make a comparison using like or as

d)

a figure of speech used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common

e)

when you give an object abilities or qualities only a human can have

16.

Pick a Simile

a)

Happy as a lark

b)

The snow is a white blanket

c)

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

d)

Call it a day

e)

Lighting danced across the sky

17.

Pick a Metaphor

a)

You were as brave as a lion

b)

He is a shining star

c)

I walked a million miles to get here

d)

Cut her some some slack

e)

The wind howled in the night

18.

Pick a Hyperbole

a)

This house is as clean as a whistle

b)

Kisses are flowers of affection

c)

I died of embarrassment

d)

A blessing in disguise

e)

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition

19.

Pick a Idiom

a)

Watching the show was like watching grass grow

b)

Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at her

c)

He's as skinny as a toothpick

d)

Hang in there

e)

My alarm clock yells at me every morning to get up out of bed

20.

Pick a Personification

a)

Your explanation is as clear as mud

b)

The falling snowflakes are dancers

c)

She can hear a pen drop from a mile away

d)

Cutting corners

e)

The door protested as it slowly opened

21.

Fill in the blank:

As light _____ feather

a)

as a

b)

like a

c)

for a

d)

because a

22.

Fill in the blank:

The clouds are balls ____ cotton

a)

little

b)

of

c)

big

d)

for

23.

Fill in the blank:

His brain ___ the size of a pea

a)

is

b)

was

c)

where

d)

is like

24.

Fill in the blank:

Get your ____ together

a)

life

b)

act

c)

friends

d)

thoughts

25.

Fill in the blank:

The ivy wove its fingers _____ the fence

a)

around

b)

on

c)

it

d)

over

26.

"As common as dirt" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

e)

personification

27.

"Donations to the charity were a tsunami" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

e)

personification

28.

"My parents are gonna kill me when they find out" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

e)

personification

29.

"Give her the benefit of the doubt" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

e)

personification

30.

"My flowers were begging for water" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

e)

personification