Worksheets7th Grade Figurative Language
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
2.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town.
3.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration
d)
A comparison
4.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
5.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
6.
What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
7.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
8.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
9.
"The water well is as dry as a bone."
is an example of a(n)...
is an example of a(n)...
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
10.
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.
11.
"The stars will cry."
The kind of figurative language used here is _______
The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
12.
The city is a sea of sadness.
This example is a ____.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
13.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
14.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
15.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
16.
My feet are killing me!
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
17.
This example shows...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
18.
Descriptive words that appeal to the senses
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
19.
What is an idiom?
a)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things using like or as
c)
an extreme exageration
d)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
20.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
21.
Time flies by!
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
22.
Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch
d)
Taste
23.
What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch
d)
Taste
24.
The wind blew silently.
Is this Imagery?
a)
Yes
b)
No
25.
Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.
a)
Taste
b)
Touch
c)
Sight
d)
Sound
26.
"Life is a journey" is an example of what?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
27.
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
28.
"The tropical storm slept for days". This is an example of what figurative language device?
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyperbole
29.
An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream"
a)
True
b)
False
30.
My stomach did a backflip.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
31.
The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
32.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
33.
After math class, Chou's head was spinning from all the information that would be on the test.
a)
Chou was feeling confused.
b)
Chou was feeling very confident.
c)
Chou is thinking about science class.
34.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
35.
"Achooo" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
36.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
37.
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
38.
The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
39.
Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
40.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
41.
After the ball was run over by the car, it was as flat as a pancake.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
42.
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simlie
b)
Metaphor
43.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
44.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
45.
Which of these is not an example of an onomatopoeia?
a)
Bang!
b)
Purple pickles perpetuate perfectly
c)
AHHHG!
d)
Wow!
46.
What are the properties of a simile?
a)
Uses like or as
b)
Does not use like or as
c)
Is always written in italics
d)
Compares two unlike things
47.
Choose the metaphor
a)
She was a ray of sunshine
b)
Her smile was a piano
c)
His car is a cheetah
d)
All of the above
48.
Complete the simile: She was __ graceful __ a tiger
(a)
49.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
imagery
50.
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
51.
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
52.
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
53.
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
54.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery is a tree.
Avery is a tree.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
55.
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
56.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
57.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
58.
"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
59.
A comparison using like or as is which type of figurative language?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Assonance
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Simile
60.
A word whose sounds suggests its meaning is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
61.
"He thought he was going to die from embarrassment" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Assonance
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
62.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is which type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Assonance
d)
Alliteration
63.
"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
64.
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words is which type of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
65.
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
66.
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as is which type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
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