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Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A simile.....
a)
tells what a person likes
b)
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
c)
compares two similar things 
d)
tells what a person is doing
2.
I like to eat fish.
a)
Simile
b)
Not a simile
3.
I am as quick as a fox.
a)
simile
b)
not a simile
4.
They were fighting like cats and dogs.
a)
simile
b)
not a simile
5.
The house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
not a simile
6.

what is a metaphor

a)

is when someone compares you to something without saying like

b)

when you say a hint to someone

c)

when you compare with someone saying like

d)

I don´t know

7.

what is an example of metaphor

a)

you are like an elephant

b)

you are like a lion

c)

you are fire

d)

I don´t know

8.

you are a cheetah

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

9.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
10.

which of these sentences are metaphors

a)

she is like a wolfe

b)

you are a rain

c)

you are a computer

d)

you are like train

11.

Hyperboles are phrases that

a)

compare two unlike things

b)

exaggerate

c)

name sounds

d)

repeat letter sounds

12.

It is so hot outside. I bet it is a thousand degrees!

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

13.

I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

14.

The repetition of sounds in the beginning of words is called...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

15.

Which of these completes this sentence with alliteration?


Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________.

a)

egg, chips and cola

b)

coffee, cakes and tea

c)

coffee, cakes and cola

d)

fish, chips and coffee

16.

"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously" is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

17.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

18.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
19.

What is an alliteration?

a)

suggests something is another

b)

repeated beginning sounds in a sentence

c)

compares two things using "like" or "as"

d)

gives human qualities to a non-human thing

20.

I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a Hyperbole