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Figurative Language (Alden Middle School)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A word that makes the sound it represents

b)

A comparison of two unrelated things

c)

An exaggerated statement

2.
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
3.
the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
4.
which is the best example of alliteration?
a)
Only three girls came to the picnic.
b)
She wants to see that movie.
c)
I like popcorn, peanuts, and Pepsi when I watch movies.
d)
The sun was in my eyes all day and I got a headache!
5.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
6.
An extreme exaggeration from the truth.
a)
Assonance
b)
Rhyme
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
7.

"The city was a jungle." is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

8.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
9.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.
a)
oxymoron
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
10.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
11.
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. 
12.
Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is being compared in this simile?
a)
eyes-glasses
b)
eyes-fish
c)
fish-glasses
13.
I'm dying to see that movie.
a)
I can wait a little longer.
b)
I don't want to see the movie.
c)
I'm excited about seeing the movie.
14.
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.
15.

Which sentence below shows personification?

a)

The air was cold.

b)

The sun is bright yellow.

c)

The cat raced down the hall.

d)

The leaves danced in the wind.

16.

"A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed"


Which poetic element is shown here?

a)

Couplet

b)

Personification

c)

Allusion

d)

Hyperbole

17.

Which line below uses alliteration?

a)

Scarlet as the setting sun

b)

Wisdom lies in a multitude of counsel

c)

How do I love thee?

d)

Fox in socks

18.
"Achooo" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
19.
"The air is like a butterfly"
a)
methaphor
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
onomatopoeia
20.

Onomatopoeia is the name for words that sound like what they describe.


Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

“Voila,” the chef announced, revealing a glorious dessert, set aflame.

b)

“Yikes!” Riley exclaimed, gritting her teeth. “I do not want to talk about that!”

c)

Justin poured a glass of soda, listening to the bubbles fizz in the glass.

d)

Haroun could hear, from the crowd, shouts of “Hooray!” and chants of his name.