WorksheetsFigurative Language (Individual Practice)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
My little sister is a monster when she hasn’t had a nap.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
2.
I was as sick as a dog on the day of the test.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Idiom
3.
The tropical storm slept for two days.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
4.
Silently, softly, the swan swam on the lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
idiom
5.
The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopeoia
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
6.
My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
7.
Teddy tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is this sentence?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
8.
I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a)
idiom
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
9.
Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop went the rain drops falling on the roof of the house. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopeoia
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
10.
The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopeoia
11.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town.
12.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
13.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
14.
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.
15.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make writing more interesting and to create images in the reader's head.
b)
To use fancy big words.
c)
To make their writing longer.
d)
To create a universal truth or deeper message.
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