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Figurative Language

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a simile?

a)

A comparison using like or as

b)

Words that sound like their meaning

c)

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

d)

A comparison between two things not using like or as

2.

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

3.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that does not use like, as, or than

b)

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

c)

A comparison that does use like, as, or than

d)

words that sound like their meaning

4.

What is onomatopoeia?

a)

Words that sound like what they mean

b)

a comparison using like, as, or than

c)

an exaggerated statement

d)

an expression not meant to be taken literally

5.

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

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

6.

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

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

Telling the truth

b)

An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

c)

A brief reference to a famous person or event

d)

The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect

8.

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of

a)

Allusion

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Oxymoron

9.

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.

10.

Onomatopoeia is...

a)

An exaggerated statement

b)

A comparison of two things using like or as

c)

A sound effect

d)

The use of a word associated with a sound.

11.

He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Oxymoron

12.

What is an idiom?

a)

The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.

b)

An exaggeration.

c)

Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.

d)

A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.

13.

"She sang of his love forever" is an example of:

a)

Idiom

b)

Paradox

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

14.

"It happens once in a blue moon" is an example of a(n)...

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

15.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

a)

The walls

b)

The room

c)

The scream

d)

The orange