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Personification & Hyperbole

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Personification is NOT a type of figurative language

a)

true

b)

false

2.
Personification is giving human characteristics to objects
a)
true
b)
false
3.

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

4.

What is personification?

a)

A word that is a sound

b)

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

5.

What is being personified?


"Oreo: Milk's favorite cookie!"

a)

Cookie

b)

Milk

c)

Oreo

6.

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."


What human characteristic is being given?

a)

Whistling

b)

Hiking

c)

Walking

d)

Happy

7.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."


What is being personified?

a)

The walls

b)

The scream

c)

She

d)

The room

8.

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."


What is being personified?

a)

High Heels

b)

The store

c)

Adele

d)

shiny

9.

The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.


What object is being personified in the sentence?

a)

Clouds

b)

Winked

c)

Say

d)

Moon

10.

"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."


What is being personified?

a)

The lumberjack

b)

The trees

c)

The chainsaw

d)

The song

11.

"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."


What human characteristic is being given?

a)

Eating

b)

Baking

c)

Chewing

d)

Making people guilty

12.

"As Campbell twirled, her headband angrily slapped Mrs. Brennan across the face."


What human characteristic is being given?

a)

Twirling

b)

Dancing

c)

Flying

d)

Slapping

13.

'The run down house appeared depressed and out of sorts.'


What human quality/trait is being demonstrated in the sentence?

a)

House

b)

Depression

c)

Happiness

d)

Loneliness

14.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
15.

What's the meaning of this personification?


"The camera loves me!"

a)

Photography is one of my hobbies.

b)

I own an expensive camera.

c)

Photos of me are always really good.

d)

I like to visit art museums.

16.

Which is an example of personification?

a)

I am so hungry I could eat a horse

b)

The sun is like a light bulb

c)

The sun smiled at us

d)

I want to be awesome

17.
My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
smelly
18.

What is the meaning of this personification?


"The stairs groaned as we walked on them."

a)

The stairs were slippery when they walked.

b)

The stairs cracked open when they walked.

c)

The stairs squeaked when they walked.

d)

The stairs were angry

19.

I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

20.

The final exam was easier than ABC!

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

21.

She was so pretty my eyes popped out!

a)

Onomatopia

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Hiperbole

22.
He was so hideous I got blind!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Oxymoron
23.

I was so angry that I kicked an elephant all the way to Mars!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

24.
I am the richest man in the world!
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
25.

Pepsi, it gives you wings.

a)

Hyperbol

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Hyperbale

d)

Simile

26.
Ethan’s smile is a mile wide.
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
27.

Wilshane has tons of video games.

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

28.

Kozmy is so big he could break a tower!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Interjection

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

29.

I suppose that having trees and plants on our planet is kind of important.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

30.

I guess that getting straight A's on your report card is pretty good.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

31.

Our math teacher knows a thing or two about arithmetic.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

32.

I will touch the stars with my fingers.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

33.

So maybe jumping out of an airplane without a parachute wasn't the best idea.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

34.

We basked in the everlasting day.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

35.

Well, releasing your attack dogs on those Christmas carolers wasn't the most neighborly thing to do.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

36.

Getting hit by a speeding car might leave a mark.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

37.

I will run along the endless beach.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

38.

I suppose that getting into a fistfight with the principal was a little bit out of line.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

39.

The ocean has a decent amount of water in it.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

40.

There were always clouds in that dingy little valley. It rained. It always rained.


This is an example of:

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification