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Boy of the Painted Cave: Figurative Language Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"...when he turned around, all he saw were the dancing shadows of the willow trees."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

2.

"Wa-woo-oong-eewoo-oo-wahoo, it went, sending an icy chill up Tao's spine."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

3.

"'You are like a stone!' he roarded. 'You learn nothing.'"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

4.

"Garth threw back his head and laughed grimly. 'Cross the river into their land, and they will hunt you down like a jackal.'"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

5.

"Tao looked at this old woman whose eyes were still young and green like the leaves of a willow tree."

a)

Idiom

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

6.

"Branches whipped across his face, tree roots caught at his feet, holding him back."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Idiom

7.

"The trees, the shadows, the night itself became a tangled wall, holding him back as he plunged into the darkness."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

9.

This type of figurative language, describes a sound being heard.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

10.

"The big brown Boxer barked boisterously." Is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

An Idiom

d)

A Simile

11.

Give me an example of an Idiom.

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12.

Give me an example of a Hyperbole.

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