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Personification / Hyperbole / Understatement

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
2.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as".

b)

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

c)

An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

d)

an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

3.

What is an understatement?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as".

b)

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

c)

A statement that creter humor by saying something less significant than it is.

d)

an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

4.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
5.

Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

a)

The wind blew silently through the night

b)

The dog took the empty bowl and threw it over the fence.

c)

The cat ran fast.

d)

Bob jumped over the gate like Bill did before.

6.

Which sentence has an example of personification?

a)

Her brown hair moved with the breeze.

b)

The boy ran like a cheetah across the playground.

c)

My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.

d)

The girl was as beautiful as an angel.

7.

Which of these is a hyperbole?

a)

They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

b)

The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

c)

Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

d)

The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

8.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
a)
High Heels
b)
The store
9.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
10.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Hiking
11.
9. I will touch the stars with my fingers
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
12.
10. Our math teacher knows a thing or two about arithmetic.
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
13.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
say
b)
moon
14.

The elderly woman who was thrown from the train was having a rough morning.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

15.

The statement, "Rayne's sports car is faster than Aniyah's truck" is a hyperbole. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

a)

There are a million things to do today.

b)

There is nothing to do today.

c)

There is a lot to do tomorrow.

d)

There is a lot to do today.

17.

Select the statement that is NOT a hyperbole.

a)

Tina's baby sister is smaller than a mustard seed.

b)

The brick mansion is as grand as the castles in England.

c)

Amari ate a truckload of lo-mein.

d)

Carrie's personality is larger than life.

18.

The statement, "Mary is feeling under the weather today" is a hyperbole. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Select the statement that features a hyperbole.

a)

Kaliyah went to Six Flags recently.

b)

Grandmother is older than the hills.

c)

Outside was extremely cold.

d)

Chips and guacamole are so delicious.

20.

Select the option that makes the following sentence a hyperbole. The chicken noodle soup was really hot with pepper.

a)

The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper that my mouth was on fire.

b)

The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, my eyes watered.

c)

The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, but tasted really good.

d)

The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, I could not eat it.

21.

The statement, "I am so hungry, I could eat a horse" is a hyperbole. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The statement, "I am so hungry I can eat a slice of pie" is a hyperbole. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

23.
2. The ocean has a decent amount of water in it. This is an example of
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
24.
3. I suppose that getting into a fistfight with the principal was a little bit out of line. This is an example of
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
25.
4. I will run along the endless beach. This is an example of
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
26.
5. Getting hit by a speeding car might leave a mark
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
27.

Which of these sentences has an example of personification?

a)

My alarm clock screamed and woke me up this morning.

b)

The boy smiled at the turtle in the pond.

c)

The cat licked my face as I tried to read my book.

d)

He quickly climbed the mountain like a bighorn sheep.

28.
8. So maybe jumping out of an airplane without a parachute wasn't the best idea. This is an example of
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
29.
14. I suppose that having trees and plants on our planet is kind of important. This is an example of
a)
Understatement
b)
Hyperbole
30.

Giving cake to a baby can be a little messy.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Understatement

31.

After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.

a)

Not a hyperbole

b)

Hyperbole

32.

I could sleep for an hour.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a hyperbole

33.

When the Internet came, it changed a few things. This is an example of

a)

Exaggeration

b)

Understatement