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Figurative Language LA

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
2.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
3.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
4.
Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
5.
Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
6.
Simile or Metaphor?
He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
7.
The band played as loud as a sonic boom.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
eardrums
8.
After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hot chocolate
9.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
10.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
11.
Identify the Simile below...
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
12.
Fruit is fuel for a healthy body. 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration 
13.
What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin. 
a)
Sylvia's face and baby's skin
b)
Lotion and Sylvia's face.
c)
Sylvia and her face.
d)
Sylvia and smooth. 
14.
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
a)
"best friend" and "secrets"
b)
"diary'' and "secrets" 
c)
"Diary" and "her best friend"
d)
"her" and "diary" 
15.
What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 
a)
Her best friend was writing in her diary.
b)
Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
c)
Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.
d)
Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 
16.
What is the meaning of the following Simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.
a)
Sylvia's face was really rough.
b)
Sylvia's face was really smooth. 
c)
Sylvia's face was oily. 
d)
Sylvia's face was really dry. 
17.
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. 
a)
Crab and Sand
b)
Crab and dancing scissors
c)
Scissors and sand
d)
Dancing and sand. 
18.
She is on a roller coaster of emotions.
a)
she's having fun
b)
she's scared
c)
she is having lots of different feelings
d)
she's going to vomit soon
19.
The fruit salad was like a rainbow!
a)
it was rainbow shaped
b)
leprechauns liked it 
c)
it was colorful
20.
My grandma is as sweet as sugar.
a)
she is very nice
b)
she wears sweet perfume
c)
she likes to bake sweets
d)
she loves CHOCOLATE!
21.

Determine the type of sentence.

It is raining cats and dogs outside.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

22.

Determine the type of sentence.

Mom is a real bear when she’s mad.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

23.

Determine the type of sentence.

My dad is as strong as an ox.

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

24.

Determine the type of sentence.

Don’t just sit there like a bump on a log!

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

25.

Determine the type of sentence.

This computer is a dinosaur.

a)

Simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

26.

What does the underlined phrase mean in this sentence?

It was a secret until John spilled the beans. Now everyone knows.

a)

To talk a lot

b)

To reveal a secret

c)

To pour the beans out of the bag

27.

What is the meaning of the underlined expression in this sentence.

Steven sings like a nightingale.

a)

Steven's singing is unpleasant.

b)

Steven is a nightingale.

c)

Steven sings beautifully.

28.

What is the meaning of the underlined expression in this sentence.

I was caught up in the heat of the moment. I apologize for yelling at you after you tipped my apple cart.

a)

Something that you plan happens

b)

To say or do something without thinking because you are very angry or excited.

c)

To be very hot

29.

Which figurative language compares 2 unlike things using like or as?

a)

metaphor

b)

idiom

c)

simile

30.

Which is an example of a simile?

a)

Your bedroom is a pigpen.

b)

Kim is never nervous. She is always as cool as a cucumber.

c)

Lily and Jasmine didn’t want to beat around the bush, so they just told us who broke the vase.

31.
Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
32.
Phrase:
pink and purple popsicles
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
33.
Phrase:
The cup danced joyfully across the table.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
34.
Phrase:
heavy as a rock
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
35.
Phrase:
She was humming a song.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
36.
Phrase:
Everyone knows that!
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
37.
"Cathy is a cute as a kitten" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
38.
"Ribbit!" the frog said to the snake. "You must let me pass!"  is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
39.
"It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework." is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
40.
"Boom!" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
41.
"Lucky Lady with lots of ladybugs." is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
42.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
43.

A funny exaggeration is called a/an

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

44.

When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

45.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

46.

A comparison using like or as

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

idiom

47.

an expression that is not meant to be taken literally

a)

idiom

b)

allusion

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

48.

Words that resemble the sound they describe

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

49.

a comparison of two things without using like or as

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

50.

a figure of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or event

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

red herring

d)

personification

51.

The fly buzzed past us

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

personification

52.

The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

53.

He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes

a)

red-herring

b)

alliteration

c)

idiom

d)

personification

54.

The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

55.

Charming children chat in the corner

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

56.

We had to wait forever!

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

57.

The eagle engulf the eel from the sea.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

58.

During the final exam, Darenne was feeling under the weather.

a)

excited

b)

joyful

c)

confused

d)

sick

59.

She forgot to visit the powder room before going to the shop.

a)

toilet

b)

kitchen

c)

classroom

d)

bedroom

60.

What is the RHYME SCHEME of this poem?

--

Roses are red,

We have the FLU.

I can't smell anything

And neither can YOU

a)

A, C, A, B

b)

A, B, C, B

c)

A, B, C, C

d)

A, B, A, B