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Figures of Speech (ENGLISH)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What figure of speech is used to show comparison of two dissimilar objects using the words "like" and "as"?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

2.

What figure of speech shows exaggeration of ideas to emphasize a point?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

3.

Which among the following pictures shows personification?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

What figure of speech is shown in this picture?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

5.

This gives human qualities/characteristics to things,places,plants,animals and ideas. What figure of speech is this?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

6.

What figures of speech are presented in this image?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

7.

There are two figures of speech that show comparison of two unlike subjects. Which of these are they?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

8.

In using simile, what are the comparing words used to show indirect comparison?

a)

are

b)

as

c)

same

d)

like

e)

is

9.

Which of the following images show hyperbole?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

That slap's the only sound slap, pound

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

idiom

11.

Hold memories of each

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

12.

I bust a move

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

13.

greedy google eyes

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

14.

Life is a broken-winged bird

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

idiom

15.

I'll see you long and dark as tunnels, bright as rainbows, playful as chestnutwind.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom