WorksheetsMCA Reading Test-Figurative Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing
Words that imitate sounds
A comparison using was or is
What do we call words that imitate sounds? (like "bang", "zip", or "crash")
onomatopoeia
idiom
simile
alliteration
What is alliteration?
comparing things using like or as
repeating the first sound many times in a sentence
an exaggeration
a phrase that doesn't mean what it says
What is a phrase that means something other than what is actually said (like couch potato)
idiom
onomatopoeia
personification
metaphor
What is a hyperbole?
Something that does not mean what the words describe.
An exaggeration
A comparison using was or is
A word that describes a sound
simile or metaphor: "He is a night owl because he stays up late."
(a)
The cupcake yelled, "Don't eat me!" as Mr. Carpenter sunk in his teeth.
simile
metaphor
personification
idiom
What does this simile mean? "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores."
Her hair is red
She talks really loudly
She gets really angry
She spits when she talks
"Out of the blue, a time machine appeared in my living room,"
Out of the blue is a simile
Out of the blue is an idiom
Out of the blue is personification
Out of the blue is hyperbole
"Quick as a bunny" is an example of...
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
"Superman is a man of steel" is an example of...
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
Alliteration
The drive to Disney World will take forever if I have to be stuck in the car with my sister.
Personification
Idiom
Alliteration
Hyperbole
"The Flash is fast like lightning" is an example of
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
Simile
"Fall Fridays feel fantastic" is an example of...
alliteration
idiom
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
"The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test" is an example of...
Personification
Idiom
Alliteration
Simile
"It was raining cats and dogs" is an example of...
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
Which is a hyperbole?
She is as pretty as a flower.
She is the most beautiful woman in the world.
She is a beautiful flower.
She is very pretty.
If you put on your thinking cap, you can help me solve this problem
"put on your thinking cap" is a simile
"put on your thinking cap" is personification
"put on your thinking cap" is an idiom
"put on your thinking cap" is alliteration
Tall tales are known for using which type of figurative language?
hyperbole
personification
idiom
metaphor
"Lovely leaves lay in London" is an example of...
Onomatopoeia
Simile
idiom
Alliteration
