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Figurative Language

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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. 
2.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
3.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
4.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration 
d)
A comparison 
5.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
6.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
7.
What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
8.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
9.
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
10.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 
11.

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

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

12.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
13.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
14.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
15.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
16.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
17.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
18.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
19.
What type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
20.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
oxymoron
d)
hyperbole
21.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
22.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.
a)
oxymoron
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
23.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing. 
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
24.

BAM! The door shut behind me.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

idiom

25.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
26.
She is as sweet as pie!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
27.

My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

oxymoron

d)

hyperbole

28.
The flames ate hungrily at the burning houses.
a)
idiom
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
29.
While working, write your wackiest words down.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
30.

an expression that is not meant to be taken literally

a)

idiom

b)

allusion

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

31.

The fly buzzed around the plate of hamburgers.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

personification

32.

She shouted and shrieked when the snake slithered in her path.

a)

allusion

b)

alliteration

c)

idiom

d)

personification

33.

It really burned me up when you yelled at me

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

idiom

34.

The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

35.

Charming children chat in the corner

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

36.

My life is a dream of wonders

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

37.

We had to wait forever!

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

38.

What is figurative language?

a)

Language that has one literal meaning

b)

Language that uses extremely advanced vocabulary

c)

Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

d)

Language that communicates complicated concepts and ideas

39.

"I nearly died laughing" is an example of what?

a)

Assonance

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

40.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

Break a leg

b)

He was as quiet as a mouse

c)

Buzz Buzz

d)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

41.

Talking animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

42.

Define hyperbole

a)

An overused phrase

b)

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

c)

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

d)

An over exaggeration

43.

"Look outside! Its raining cats and dogs!" is an example of what?

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

44.

A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand. Example: She loved him like Juliette loved Romeo!

a)

illusion

b)

allusion

c)

pun

d)

antonym

45.

The author’s attitude toward his or her subject.

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

mood

d)

allusion

46.

"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

47.

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

a)

Personification

b)

A simile

c)

A hyperbole

48.

"My teeth chattered as the temperature dropped." What senses being used in this sentence?

a)

hear

b)

hear and touch

c)

see and smell

d)

taste

49.

The boys ran down the stairs and slid around the corner. Dad raised his arms and called "Hold your Horses!" What does it mean to "Hold your horses?"

a)

Grab the reigns and hold tight!

b)

Give your horse a hug.

c)

Wait a moment and slow down.

d)

Put horses in your hands.

50.

Jerry hadn't completed his math or reading work. He had a test in science tomorrow. He knew he was skating on thin ice but wanted to play outside.

What does it mean to be "Skating on thin ice?"

a)

He was going to get in trouble if he wasn't careful.

b)

He wanted to go ice skating really badly.

c)

The ice he was skating on was dangerous.

d)

He wanted to go skiing.

51.

"Dad turns forty on Friday. We're going to have a surprise party, so don't spill the beans!" Mom said. What does it mean to "Spill the beans?"

a)

Put beans into the soup.

b)

Knock over a jar of beans.

c)

Keep things a secret.

d)

Share the news before you should.

52.

"You were supposed to have your math and reading work turned in yesterday. You didn't study at all for science? You really dropped the ball," said Mrs. Kinsley. What does it mean to "Drop the ball?"

a)

You let go of the ball.

b)

You made a poor choice.

c)

You wanted to pass the ball.

d)

You did all your homework.

53.

Dad walked into the living room. We all yelled "Surprise!" He just stared with his mouth open. Mom said, "Cat got your tongue?" What does "Cat got your tongue" mean?

a)

Dad was speechless.

b)

A cat stuck its tongue out at dad.

c)

Dad had a cat grabbing his tongue.

d)

Dad couldn't believe everyone was there.

54.

When it comes to haunted houses, I am a scaredy cat.

a)

I love Halloween.

b)

I think cats are often afraid.

c)

Haunted houses are full of cats.

d)

I am scared of haunted houses.

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