WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Figurative Language is used by writers to _____________.
confuse readers
help readers better understand an idea
make readers think harder
make the writing sound better
What type of figurative language is this?
This coffee shop is an ice box!
metaphor
simile
personification
imagery
What type of figurative language is this?
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
metaphor
hyperbole
imagery
onomatopoeia
What type of figurative language is this?
We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait for others to wake.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
What type of Figurative Language is this?
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
idiom
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
What type of Figurative Language is this?
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
hyperbole
idiom
personification
alliteration
What type of figurative language is this?
He was on cloud nine after he won first place in the competition.
alliteration
personification
idiom
metaphor
What type of figurative language is this?
The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.
personification
imagery
simile
idiom
What is the meaning of this simile?
My mouth was as dry as a bone.
I ate a bone.
The bone was too dry.
My mouth was very dry.
Bones are dry when they are in your mouth.
Why would an author use this figurative language sentence?
Her head was spinning from all the new information.
To show how a girl's head looked.
To tell that new information makes your head spin.
To tell the reader that the girl has a wobbly head.
To let readers know that the girl has many thoughts going through her head.
What is the meaning of this idiom?
It's not rocket science.
We are not learning about rocket science.
This is not difficult to understand.
This is difficult to understand.
Scientists are smart.
What does the author want you to attain from this sentence?
I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
The author wants you to get hungry for bacon.
The author wants you to imagine the cooking bacon.
The author wants you to hear the sounds of frying bacon.
The author wants to convince you to cook bacon.
Why would an author use this sentence?
I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill, in bare feet.
To inform you about how long it took to get to school.
To let you know that it snowed every day.
To let you know what the route to school was like.
To let you know that getting to school was difficult.
What is the meaning of this simile?
The ocean was like a raging bull.
There was a raging bull in the ocean.
The ocean was furious.
The bull was wet.
The ocean had strong, fierce waves.
What does this example of personification mean?
My heart smiles every time I see you.
I am very happy when I see you.
My heart is smiling.
I can see you smiling.
Smiles are good for the heart.
This is an example of a metaphor:
You talk faster than an auctioneer.
true
false
This is an example of an alliteration:
Cute bear cubs cozily cuddle to keep warm.
true
false
Which word would make the simile accurate?
Her handwriting is as small as a ____________.
pencil
gnat
goat
paper
Which phrase would make this sentence an example of personification?
My car is _____________ .
screaming to be washed
in need of a cleaning
fast like a cheetah
the brightest shade of blue water.
Which example is a metaphor that means "she is intelligent"?
The words from the encyclopedia float right into her head giving her unlimited knowledge.
She is smart like an encyclopedia.
She is a walking encyclopedia.
She knows billions of facts, just like an encyclopedia.
