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WorksheetsHatchet - Figurative Language
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
What type of figurative language is used in this text from Hatchet?
Now a jolt took him like a hammerblow, so forcefully that he seemed to crush back into the seat.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
What is the meaning of the figurative language used in the phrase underlined in the sentence below?
Now a jolt took him like a hammerblow, so forcefully that he seemed to crush back into the seat.
a hammer fell from the pilot's pocket
the seat the pilot was in made aloud sound
the strong movement of the plane pushed the pilot backwards
the plane's engine died and moved the plane forward
What type of figurative language is used in this text from Hatchet?
There was nothing obvious to eat and aside from about a million birds and the beaver, he hadn't seen animals to trap and cook.
personification
simile
personification
hyperbole
What is the meaning of the figurative language underlined in the sentence below?
There was nothing obvious to eat and aside from about a million birds and the beaver, he hadn't seen animals to trap and cook.
There was absolutely nothing to eat in the wilderness.
Brian was planning to set a trap to catch food.
There were lots of birds and a beaver that he could eat but nothing else.
Brian had plenty of food to eat but he had no stove.
What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from Hatchet below?
The mosquitoes and flies attacked. Vampires, he thought.
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
What is the meaning of the figurative language underlined in the sentence below?
The mosquitoes and flies attacked. Vampires, he thought.
The mosquitoes and flies feed on blood.
The mosquitoes and flies have wings.
The mosquitoes and flies are terrifying.
The mosquitoes and flies only come out at night.
What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from Hatchet below?
Between the seventeenth and eighteenth radio transmission, without a warning, the engine coughed, roared violently for a second and died.
hyperbole
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in the sentence below?
Between the seventeenth and eighteenth radio transmission, without a warning, the engine coughed, roared violently for a second and died.
The radio quit working when the battery died.
The transmission in the plane made a loud noise.
The plane drifted to the west.
The plane's engine made a loud sound and stopped running.
What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from Hatchet below?
For a second, all he heard was the whusssh of the empty air waves.
hyperbole
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
What is the meaning of the phrase underlined in the sentence below?
For a second, all he heard was the whusssh of the empty air waves.
The radio was only making a soft sound.
Brian heard the wind moving around the plane.
Brian could not hear songs on the radio.
The radio did not make any sound at all.
What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from Hatchet below?
Those were the normal things he would say, but her voice had a sound like something thin that would break if you touched it.
hyperbole
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence from Hatchet below?
The plane fell into the wide place like a stone.
The plane skipped across the lake.
The plane made a wide turn before it crashed.
The plane dropped from the sky into an opening.
The plane hit a large stone as it fell from the sky.
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence from Hatchet below?
The water was trying to kill him, to end him -- somehow he pulled himself out of the shattered front window and clawed up into the blue.
Brian almost drowned but was able to escape through the window.
The water helped Brian pull himself out of the plane.
Brian breathed in the water, and his lips turned blue.
The water was blue and difficult to see through.
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence from Hatchet below?
It was silent, but when he started to listen, really listen, he heard thousands of things.
Brian couldn't hear any sounds in the wilderness.
Brian only heard a few sounds.
Brian heard lots of noise once he decided to listen closely.
Brian could not listen because of the noise from the plane.
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence from Hatchet below?
The pilot seemed more like a machine than a man, an extension of the plane.
The pilot was very friendly but quiet.
The man was an inexperience pilot.
The pilot was working very hard to fly the plane.
The pilot almost did not seem human to Brian.
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence from Hatchet below?
Brian felt like a prisoner, kept in a small cell that was hurtling through the sky.
Inside the plane, Brian was trapped and alone.
Brian was homesick and hungry inside the plane.
Inside the plane, Brian was nervous and sweaty.
Brian was accused of a crime he did not committ.
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence from Hatchet below?
He raised himself and crawled out of the water, his legs on fire.
Brian's legs had been burned.
Brian's legs felt wet.
Brian's legs were hurting.
Brian's legs were covered in ants.
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence from Hatchet below?
The lake water filled his stomach but left it hungry, and now it demanded food, screamed for food.
Brian felt very hungry.
Brian was looking for food.
Brian felt very thristy.
Brain was looking for shelter.
