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Figurative language

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 19mins

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.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

a)

The walls

b)

The scream

c)

The room

d)

The orange

3.

"I caught a fish as big as a house," is an example of what literary device?

a)

Personification

b)

A simile

c)

A hyperbole

4.

Which is an example of personification?

a)

A rose by any other name is just as sweet

b)

The wind whispered in my ear as I rode my bike.

c)

That is the ugliest car that I ever saw.

5.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
6.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things in a text
b)
Comparing two things using like and as
c)
An over exaggeration 
d)
Comparing two things without using like and as
7.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
8.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
9.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
10.
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. 
11.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)

BOOM!

b)

GO!

c)

YES!

d)

STOP!

12.

The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.

a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
13.

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

a)

hyperbole

b)

symbole

c)

mood

d)

personification

14.

The author’s attitude toward his or her subject.

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

mood

d)

allusion

15.

The author’s message about the nature of the human condition.

a)

theme

b)

mood

c)

symbol

d)

juxtaposition

16.
This school is an asylum.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
17.
My stomach did a backflip.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
18.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
19.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
20.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
21.

“The English questions were a _______. I’m sure I’ll pass with flying colors”, said Aafiyah.

a)

piece of cake

b)

once in a blue moon

c)

cut corners

22.

I cannot go out to play because it is...... so I am watching TV instead.

a)

raining cats and dogs

b)

burn the midnight oil

c)

miss the boat

23.

Correct Use of the Phrase "Tough Nut To Crack"

a)

Peanuts are a "Tough Nut To Crack"

b)

Driving a car is a " Tough nut To Crack"

c)

Becoming an Astronaut is a " Tough Nut To Crack"

24.

Identify Correctly use of Phrase "Kill Time"

a)

Alex is "Killing Time" by playing Video Games

b)

Jenny loves to "Kill Time" by working hard

c)

Steve likes to "Kill Time" by working on his Managers request

25.

Correct use of the phrase "Burning the Midnight Oil"

a)

I had a cook Fish by "Burning the Midnight Oil"

b)

We are "Burning the Midnight Oil" when watching the latest movie

c)

I had to "Burn the Midnight Oil" yesterday to make this Quiz

26.

Correct use of the phrase Raining Cats & Dogs

a)

I got a new cat when it was raining cats & dogs

b)

I like Cats & Dogs raining

c)

Driving was very difficult today as it was raining cats & dogs

27.

Please put away your paints and practice the piano.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

28.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb or adage.

Omar said, "Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Run a little each day, and soon you'll become a good runner."

a)

If you run slowly, you will win races.

b)

It is better to run slowly than to win a race.

c)

Slow workers have the most success.

d)

Patience and hard word bring success.

29.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined proverb or adage.


Then I though, "If I want to be a good runner, I have to practive. I know that practice makes perfect!"

a)

Being perfect is important.

b)

You must practice perfectly.

c)

You must practive something every day.

d)

Practicing is the way to get good at something.

30.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.


I was all ears when Mai shared her news.

a)

feeling my ears grow

b)

getting a headache

c)

listening carefuly

d)

unable to hear

31.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.


I held my tongue even though I knew that mai probably found out from her mom, our school principal.

a)

kept quiet

b)

grabbed my tongue

c)

stuck out my tongue

d)

made a funny face

32.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.


Mai continued, "Let's put our heads together and think of something to contribute to the auction."

a)

whisper quietly

b)

sit next to one another

c)

work together to make a plan

d)

put our heads on the table

33.

Draw an essay planner

34.

A word or phrase that does not have its normal or literal meaning.

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

35.

Compares two things using LIKE or AS.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Simile

36.

A word or phrase that means something different than its literal or actual meaning.

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

37.

The wind howled in the night while the lightning danced across the sky.

This is an example of:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

38.

The sun was a gleaming pearl.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

alliteration

39.

What is the definition of smilie?

a)

comparing two unlike things

b)

two or more words with the same beginning sound

c)

When a group of words have a different meaning than what they actually say

d)

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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