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Similes and Metaphors And Personification

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Simile is an sentence that has

a)

Like

b)

As

c)

Is

d)

Were

2.

A Metaphor has like and as

a)

True

b)

False

3.

His head is a brain

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

4.

That iPad has died

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

None

5.

Atoymn is a word that

a)

Has the opposite word

b)

Has the same word

6.

Snyomns are word have

a)

The opposite word

b)

The same word

7.

What's the opposite word of hot

a)

Frezzing

b)

Cold

c)

Fast

d)

Food

8.

What's the same meaning of fast

a)

Speedy

b)

Faster

c)

Cold

d)

Hot

9.

How much do you like this quiz

a)

A lot

b)

Not That much

c)

Never

d)

Good

10.

What is the same meaning of fine

a)

Good

b)

Super

c)

Hate

d)

Hot

11.

Is a synomn has the same meaning

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What's the opposite of metaphor

a)

Simile

b)

Smile

c)

Hard

d)

In

13.
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. 
14.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
Idiom
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
15.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
16.
If someone's clothes are brightly coloured with large shapes, you can use a metaphor and describe it as a _____ pattern.
a)
loud
b)
crazy
c)
sunny
d)
serene
17.
If a city contains people from many countries and cultures, you can use a metaphor and describe it as a _________.
a)
cooking pot
b)
melting pot
c)
frying pan
d)
metal pot
18.

Aaaaaa! A Hurricane is coming.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

19.
Which word means: 'To compare two objects using the words like or as?'
a)
Personification 
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile  
20.
Which word means: 'To compare two things without using the words like or as?'
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification 
21.
Which figurative language is this an example of: When Sally looked outside she saw a blanket of snow.
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor 
22.
Which figurative language is this an example of: The old man was as blind as a bat.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification 
23.
Which figurative language is this an example of: The bathroom was as clean as a whistle. 
a)
Personification
b)
Simile 
c)
Metaphor
24.
Which figurative language is this an example of: My father told me that life is a journey.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
25.

Is this fun

(a)  

26.
The piano sang a mournful song. 
a)
Personification 
b)
NOT Personification 
27.
The bushes bowed down and greeted us as we walked up the path during the storm.
a)
Personification
b)
NOT Personification 
28.
The trees dressed up in red and gold to celebrate the start of autumn.
a)
Personification 
b)
 NOT Personification 
29.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?
a)
The chocolate chips
b)
The cookie
c)
Anthony
d)
Guilt
30.
It seems like my older brother is always hungry. 
a)
Personification
b)
NOT Personification 
31.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
c)
The room
d)
The orange
32.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
a)
Adele
b)
The store
c)
High heels
d)
Her
33.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
34.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
35.
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simlie
b)
Metaphor
36.
How many examples of similes are in this passage?
Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle. All 6 of the family members were packed into the car like sardines. Jennie felt like the car was as cramped as a coffin! The car was a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time. 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
37.
My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day. 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
38.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 
39.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
40.

What is a simile?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison without using "like" or "as"

c)

A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

d)

An extreme exaggeration

41.
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
42.
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.
43.
Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
44.
Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
45.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
46.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
He was a rock and would not budge on the issue.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
47.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The children were puppets, merely doing what they were told.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
48.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Even though he was tired, the young boy was running through the house like a tornado. 
a)
simile only
b)
metaphor only
c)
simile and complex sentence
d)
metaphor & complex sentence
49.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The dog’s eyes were as black as coal.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
50.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?
a)
The chocolate chips
b)
The cookie
c)
Anthony
d)
Guilt