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Our English Project ^^

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Polly turned to the police officer who had issued the ticket, she was a teapot boiling over

a)

Joyful

b)

Sad

c)

Angry

d)

Anxious

2.

The wind was an angry monster banging forcefully against the house.

a)

Fearful

b)

Serious

c)

Playful

d)

Nothing here

e)

N

3.

What is the definition of simile?

a)

A type of figurative language in which two unlike things are compared using like, as, than, or resembles.

b)

Any description that appeals to the senses.

c)

Words and phrases that mean something other than what they literally say.

d)

tone

The author's attitude toward a subject.

4.

The feeling a work conveys to its readers

(a)  

5.

The sea glittered like diamonds under lights is an example of

a)

tone

b)

imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

6.

I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

a)

simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

figurative language

7.

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

a)

Nothing

b)

Mood

c)

tone

d)

metaphor

8.

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."

a)

Her hair is red.

b)

She gets really angry. 

c)

Incorrect

She talks really loudly.

d)

She spits when she talks

9.

What's the meaning of this metaphor?"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

a)

Incorrect

After the game, a tornado hit.

b)

Incorrect

Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.

c)

Incorrect

Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.

d)

Correct

Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

10.

What is the definition of a metaphor?

a)

The feeling a work conveys to its readers

b)

A type of figurative language in which one thing is said to be another thing

c)

Any description that appeals to the senses

d)

A type of figurative language in which two unlike things are compared using like or as