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Figurative Language 2022

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

Alliteration is...

a)

an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

b)

a comparison using like or as

c)

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

d)

Words that sound like their meaning

2.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that does not use like, yet, as, or so

b)

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

c)

A comparison that does not use like or as

d)

words that sound like their meaning

3.

The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

4.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
5.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
6.

Which is an example of personification?

a)

The crystal vase was expensive.

b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)

The plant called for rain.

d)

I like to eat pie.

7.

Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

8.

Compares 2 unlike things using like or as

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

9.

Standing tall and frozen like statues in a vacant courtyard

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

10.

Which idiom matches the picture?

a)

It's a game of cat and mouse.

b)

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

c)

The cat has his tongue.

d)

It's better late than never.

11.
A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book. 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Assonance 
d)
Allusion
12.
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
13.
The boy liked to play video games.
a)
simile
b)
not a simile
14.

Check all responses that ARE similes.

a)

Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

b)

Julia's eyes sparkled like diamonds.

c)

I like to eat steak and potatoes.

d)

He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

e)

He is as fast as a cheetah.

15.

She is as thin as a rake.

Which two pictures are being compared?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which sentence is using a simile ? Pick 2 if you can.

a)

When your barber is done, you'll feel like a million dollars.

b)

Ms. Fleckenstein is as smart as Albert Einstein!

c)

When the barber is done you'll get a million dollars.

d)

Ms. Fleckenstein is Albert Einstein!

17.

Why do writers/authors use figurative language?

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