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WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
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Class
Date
1.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
imagery
2.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The rooster smiled and winked at me.
The rooster smiled and winked at me.
a)
simile
b)
imagery
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
3.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
4.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
5.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
a)
He was born to a rich family
b)
He was born hungry
c)
He was born with teeth
d)
He was born to a silver smith
6.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Our feet squished in the mud.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
allusion
7.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
8.
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
9.
This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
10.
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
11.
What is alliteration?
a)
A word in which the sound reflects is meaning.
b)
Repeating words or phrases
c)
Language that appeals to the five senses
d)
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
12.
The flame in the candle danced in the dark.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
simile
13.
What is a simile?
a)
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
b)
Giving inhuman things human like qualities
c)
An extreme exaggeration
d)
Comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
14.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
a word that resembles the sound it makes
b)
comparing two things using like or as
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
15.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
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