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Figurative Language Grade

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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. 
3.
The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
4.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
5.
Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
6.
Phrase:
The cup danced joyfully across the table.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
7.
"It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework." is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
8.
"Lucky Lady with lots of ladybugs." is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
9.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
10.
After math class, Chou's head was spinning from all the information that would be on the test.
a)
Chou was feeling confused.
b)
Chou was feeling very confident.
c)
Chou is thinking about science class.
11.
At the recital, Olivia's fingers danced over the keyboard.
a)
Olivia was a weak piano player.
b)
Olivia didn't know how to play; she just pounded the keys.
c)
Olivia played the piano easily and beautifully.
12.
What is an idiom?
a)
The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
b)
An exaggeration.
c)
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. 
d)
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning. 
13.
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
14.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
15.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
16.
Onomatopoeia is...
a)
An exaggerated statement
b)
A sound effect
c)
A comparison of two things using like or as
d)
The use of a word associated with a sound.
17.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
18.

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.

19.

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.

20.

"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.

21.

Grandpa had been making chocolate cookies for years. He wouldn't use my recipe. Mom said, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." What does "teach an old dog new tricks" mean?

a)

Grandpa acted like an old dog.

b)

Grandpa didn't like my recipe.

c)

Mom wanted to get grandpa a dog.

d)

It is tough to teach new things to some people.

22.

The teacher entered and the classroom was a zoo! The classroom...

a)

was full of children.

b)

was very crazy.

c)

was full of lions, tigers, and bears.

d)

was colorful.

23.

My teenage sister is a nightowl. My sister...

a)

has great eyesight.

b)

is really tired.

c)

stays up late.

d)

loves owls.

24.

After solving the riddle, the professor said I was sharp as a tack. The professor thinks...

a)

I am smart.

b)

I am pointy.

c)

I knew the answer.

d)

I like sharp objects.

25.

You are my sunshine.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification