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Figuratively Speaking

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A hyperbole is a/an__________________

a)

Symbolic item

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Comparing phrase

2.

Finish the proverb “A rolling stone collects no (a)  

3.

“Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.” Means someone is_________.

a)

In controversy

b)

Annoying

c)

A hypocrite

d)

Rude

4.

To be “dressed to the nines,” means one is________

a)

Dressed prepared

b)

Dressed in rags

c)

Dressed perfectly

d)

Dressed sloppy

5.

Complete the proverb. "The early bird gets the worm, but the second________________________________________.

a)

Frog gets the fly.

b)

Mouse gets the cheese.

c)

Dog gets the bone.

6.

Seeing through (a)   colored glasses

7.

Favorite idiom, adage, or proverb?

4 lines
8.

On a_________ ___________ chase.

a)

Stealthy fox

b)

Dangerous caribou

c)

Slow rabbit

d)

Wild goose

9.

Let sleeping (a)   lie.

10.

Pick your (a)   .

11.

Choose the answers to fill in the sentence. __________ bitten, _________ shy.

a)

Once

b)

Third

c)

Twice

d)

Forever

e)

Always

12.

(a)   in the belfry.

13.

Make a mountain out of a___________.

a)

Rabbit burrow

b)

Sand dune

c)

Ant hill

d)

Mole hill

14.

More (a)   less speed.

15.

__________ doesn't grow on trees.

a)

Opportunity

b)

Money

c)

Kindness

d)

Paper

16.

Spare the rod, (a)   the child.

17.

Why do writers use figurative language?

4 lines
18.

Check ALL that are onomatopoeias.

a)

Boom

b)

Smash

c)

Circle

d)

Meow

e)

Running

19.

Searching for a_______ in a ____________.

a)

Key junkyard

b)

Feather mattress

c)

Needle haystack

d)

Fish pond

20.

Which figurative language is your favorite?

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Proverb

d)

Onomatopoeia

e)

Other