WorksheetsFigurative Language Challenge 1.0
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
2.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
3.
A hyperbole is
a)
a comparison of two unlike things
b)
an extreme exaggeration
c)
a phrase giving human characteristics to non-human things
d)
a picturesque landscape
4.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ......
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
5.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
6.
The wind was like a piercing arrow. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
7.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
8.
My backpack weighs a ton!
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
Mrs. Wheeldon trying to be hilarious
9.
My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
10.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf.
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
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.
The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
13.
Time flies by!
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
14.
The sad student sat silently in the room.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
15.
Sally is the sun in my life
a)
Sally is yellow.
b)
Sally is standing on the roof.
c)
Sally is important to me.
16.
I'm dying to see that movie.
a)
I can wait a little longer.
b)
I don't want to see the movie.
c)
I'm excited about seeing the movie.
17.
The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.
a)
The stars are expensive.
b)
The stars are not out tonight.
c)
The stars were bright and sparkling.
18.
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.
19.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
20.
The sad student sat silently in the room.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
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