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Figurative Language/Vocabulary/Articles test

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 6hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My dad felt _____________ when he saw old pictures of his children.

a)

Nostalgic

b)

Elaborate

c)

Impending

2.

Mrs. Delgado's son has an ____________ court date for speeding.

a)

Nostalgic

b)

Elaborate

c)

Impending

3.

_________ of Mrs. Delgado's lesson will happen right after the announcements.

a)

Nostalgic

b)

Elaborate

c)

Continuation

4.

Mrs. Delgado told her student to __________ when writing in their journals.

a)

Nostalgic

b)

Elaborate

c)

Impending

5.

Mrs. Delgado has faith that her students will ________ pick up grades.

a)

Gradually

b)

Elaborate

c)

Continuation

6.

The comedian was seriously funny.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

7.

Freddy French fired five fabulous free throws.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Metaphor

8.

Ahhh”, “Weee”, “Woo-hoo”, was all you heard on the rollercoaster.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Simile

9.

Her hair was as dark as night.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Simile

10.

The cookies begged me to eat them.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

11.

I ate so much, I think I’m going to explode.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

12.

Life is a highway.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

13.

Mrs. Delgado will bent over backward for her students to pass the STAAR.

a)

Idiom

b)

simile

c)

true

14.

The repeating of the same sound or letter.

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

15.

Phrases in which people use in everyday language which don’t make sense literally but we understand what they mean.

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

16.

An exaggeration so dramatic no one could believe it.

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

17.

Comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

18.

Giving human characteristics to things that are not human.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Oxymoron

19.

Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as”.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

20.

The use of a word to imitate a natural sound made by an object or action.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Oxymoron

21.

Words and phrases in which opposite terms are used.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Oxymoron

22.

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

a)

"Do you want to play baseball during recess?" Bob asked.

b)

"Do you want to play baseball during recess? Bob asked.

23.

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

a)

Simone asked "Did you just get home?"

b)

Simone asked, "Did you just get home?"

24.

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

a)

Captain Lee said, "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas."

b)

Captain Lee said, "my next voyage will be to the Bahamas."

25.

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

a)

"Do you want it now?" I asked.

b)

Do you want it now? "I asked."

26.

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

a)

"I want a puppy," said Susan.

b)

I want a puppy, "said Susan."

27.

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

a)

“Mark is a tattletale, Ken told their father.”

b)

“Mark is a tattletale," Ken told their father.

28.

From the article, "Attack from Outer Space." Even small pieces of a meteorite can be worth thousands of dollars. TRUE or FALSE.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

From the article, "Attack from Outer Space." Both meteorite landed in China. TRUE or FALSE.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

From the article, "The Most Colorful Holiday in the World." The holiday of Holi takes place in India. TRUE or FALSE.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

From the article, "The Most Colorful Holiday in the World." During the holiday, Holi, kids bomb each other with balloons filled with colored water. TRUE or FALSE.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

From the article, "The Great Sea Monster Mystery" The giant squid is not real. TRUE or FALSE.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

From the article, "The Great Sea Monster Mystery" The giant squid is easy to find. TRUE or FALSE.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is moving in a slow way. *Use your notes!

(a)  

35.

What is the action of carrying something over a period of time. * Use your notes.

(a)  

36.

What is likely to occur? * Use your notes

(a)  

37.

What is thinking happily of a past time? * Use your notes

(a)  

38.

What is thinking happily of a past time? * Use your notes

(a)  

39.

What is to expand something in detail? *Use your notes

(a)