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Figurative Language & Narratives Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Words and phrases the have a meaning that goes beyond the literal, everyday meaning

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

figurative language

d)

cliche

2.

Alliteration is

a)

words that describe sounds

b)

an extreme exaggeration

c)

the repetition of beginning consonant sounds

d)

a phrase that combines contradictory words

3.

Which is not a pun?

a)

a play on words

b)

How do you organize a space party? You planet.

c)

the use of multiple meanings of words or similar-sounding words to create humor

d)

an expression that has an established meaning that is unrelated to its literal meaning

4.

A word that describes a natural sound:

a)

onomatapoeia

b)

onomatopeia

c)

onomatopiya

d)

onomatopoeia

5.

Overused figurative statement that have become common and expected

a)

cliche

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

6.

An oxymoron is

a)

a comparison between two unlike things using like or as.

b)

giving human qualities to something that is not human.

c)

a phrase that combines contradictory terms.

d)

an extreme exaggeration.

7.

A comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as is called a

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

8.

A statement that says that one thing IS another thing:

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

pun

9.

A metaphor is

a)

a comparison between two alike things

b)

a comparison between two unlike things

c)

a comparison between two things that uses like or as

d)

a comparison between two unlike things that does not use like or as

10.

An idiom is

a)

an expression that has established meaning that is not related to its literal meaning

b)

a phrase that is overused or expected

c)

a phrase the uses multiple meanings of words to create humor

d)

a play on words

11.

An extreme exaggeration is called a(n)

a)

cliche

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

theme

12.

Theme is

a)

the overall message in a literary work.

b)

always presented as a statement.

c)

is never just given as one word.

d)

All of the above.

13.

When and where a story or poem takes place is called

a)

setting

b)

theme

c)

main idea

d)

stanza

14.

Identify the figurative language: Life is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you're going to get.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

15.

Identify the figurative language: Do not wear your heart on your sleeve.

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

pun

d)

cliche

16.

Identify the figurative language: The dress was pretty ugly.

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

oxymoron

d)

pun

17.

Identify the figurative language: As the handsome man left the tattoo parlor, I thought to myself: he has trouble written all over him!

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

pun

18.

Identify the figurative language: The bee buzzed over my head.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

oxymoron

c)

theme

d)

personification

19.

Identify the figurative language: I am so cold I am about to freeze to death!

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

cliche

20.

Identify the figurative language: John put his foot in his mouth when Molly overheard his talking badly about her.

a)

pun

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

simile

21.

Identify the figurative language: Looking at the boy behind her, she yelled, "You are such a pig!"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

22.

Identify the figurative language: The wind whistled and sang loudly during the storm.

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

oxymoron

d)

hyperbole

23.

Identify the figurative language: The sweet girl sighed, slowly soothed back to sleep.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

24.

An account of a story is called a

a)

poem

b)

narrative

c)

personal narrative

d)

paragraph

25.

What is another name for a personal narrative?

a)

short story

b)

poem

c)

prose

d)

memoir

26.

Which word in the following sentence is a concrete noun?

The dog was very big and scary.

a)

dog

b)

was

c)

very

d)

scary

27.

Which word in the following sentence is an abstract noun?


Happiness is sometimes hard to find.

a)

happiness

b)

is

c)

sometimes

d)

to find

28.

Which word in the following sentence is a collective noun?


The shark slowly followed the school of fish.

a)

shark

b)

slowly

c)

school

d)

fish

29.

Which word in the following sentence is an action verb?


The bird of prey dived toward the mouse.

a)

bird

b)

prey

c)

dived

d)

toward

30.

The root mob, mot, and mov mean...

a)

to manipulate

b)

to make

c)

to move

d)

to multiply

31.

Which word in the sentence is a linking verb?


The girl was so shy.

a)

girl

b)

was

c)

so

d)

shy

32.

What is the error in the following sentence?


Monroe county middle school is in Forsyth, Georgia.

a)

Monroe county middle school should be capitalized because it is a proper noun.

b)

Forsyth should not be capitalized because it is a common noun.

c)

Georgia should not be capitalized because it is a concrete noun.

d)

There are no mistakes.

33.

Which of the following is not a state of being verb?

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

seems

34.

Choose the option that best uses personification in a descriptive sentence.

a)

The wind howled through the night.

b)

The car is very fast.

c)

The building was tall.

d)

The lake was deep.

35.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The classroom was a zoo during the lunch break"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

36.

What is the purpose of using figurative language in descriptive writing?

a)

To confuse the reader.

b)

To make the writing more factual.

c)

To add depth and imagery to the writing.

d)

To shorten the description.

37.

Identify the sentence that uses vivid description effectively.

a)

The tree was big.

b)

The ancient oak tree stood towering above us, its gnarled branches whispering in the wind.

c)

The car is red.

d)

The book was interesting.

38.

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

a)

The wind was very loud last night.

b)

The wind whispered secrets through the trees.

c)

The trees are tall.

d)

The night was dark.

39.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

a)

She ran like the wind.

b)

It was a good day.

c)

He's as strong as an ox.

d)

I've told you a million times.