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6 Figures of Speech

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

2.

The train screamed down the tracks.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

3.

The glasses danced on the shelf during the earthquake.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

4.

The smoke was cotton balls billowing from the chimney

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

5.

John slept like a log.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

6.

There are a million other things to do.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

7.

He is like a rocket on his bike.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

8.

The clock is the keeper of time

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

9.

That was the easiest test in the world.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

10.

The wind was like a piercing arrow.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

11.

The swing rocked like a baby learning to walk.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

12.

The stage was the canvas upon which the play was painted.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

13.

Fruit is fuel for a healthy body

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

14.

My mom made enough food to feed an army last night.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

15.

'Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle.'  The word 'pop' is an example of:

a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
16.

Music cures broken hearts.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

17.

In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

18.

A police station was robbed.

a)

Irony

b)

Simiile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

19.

The chiming bells scare when I heard it last night.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Irony

20.

The ding-dong of the doorbell is not loud enough.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Irony

d)

Onomatopoeia