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Figurative Language Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this an example of?

I waited in line for days until it was my turn.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

2.

What is this an example of?

You are the sun, moon, and stars to me.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom

3.

What is this an example of?

The curtains in the window are waving hello to us.

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

idiom

4.

What is this an example of?

My life is an open book; I have no secrets.

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

idiom

5.

What is this an example of?

The pig says, "Oink!"

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

6.

What is this an example of?

The tree branches danced in the wind.

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

7.

What is this an example of?

I was so hungry, I even ate the plate.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

simile

8.

What is this an example of?

The car was as fast as a jet soaring through the sky.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

9.

What is this an example of?

My hair would not cooperate this morning.

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

personification

10.

What is this an example of?

The sweet signs showed up everywhere.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

11.

What is this an example of?

The drums were like a thunderstorm.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

12.

What is this an example of?

He is a library of information about athletes.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

idiom

d)

simile

13.

What is this an example of?

Her eyes twinkled like stars.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

14.

What is this an example of?

She walked in the room like a supermodel on a catwalk.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

personification

15.

What is this an example of?

He strolled around the school as slowly as a snail.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

16.

What is this an example of?

There were a million people in line in front of me to see the new Avengers movie.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

17.

What is this an example of?

The bees buzzed around the flowers.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

18.

What is this an example of?

The fireworks boomed in the distance.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

19.

What is this an example of?

The computer stared at me while I put off doing my homework.

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

20.

What is this an example of?

You are in the spotlight.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

21.

What is this an example of?

I'd rather take a bath with a man-eating shark than do my homework.

a)

alliteration

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

22.

What is this an example of?

Don't jump the gun.

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

23.

What is this an example of?

My homework slipped my mind.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

24.

What is this an example of?

Go on...give it a shot!

a)

idiom

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

25.

What is this an example of?

If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die.

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

26.

What is this an example of?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

idiom

d)

simile

27.

What is this an example of?

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

28.

What is this an example of?

Vrrrrooooommmmmm! Kyle sped off on his motorcycle.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

29.

What is this an example of?

Time after time, I tip-toed around my feelings.

a)

idiom

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

30.

What is this an example of?

My sore feet were begging me to take a break.

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

31.

Which is a hyperbole?

a)

It was 100 degress outside.

b)

I was really mad.

c)

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

d)

She was really hungry.

32.

Which is a simile?

a)

The sun was a diamond.

b)

The sun shined like a diamond.

c)

The dog was a big horse.

d)

The dog barked really loud.

33.

Which is a metaphor?

a)

The house was like a graveyard.

b)

The classroom was a zoo.

c)

The kid was happy.

d)

The boy swam like a fish.

34.

Which is an example of alliteration?

a)

The drums beat loudly.

b)

Mary had a little lamb.

c)

Mary met a mean man named Mark.

d)

Mary had to carry a cherry.

35.

Which is an idiom?

a)

Cool as a cucumber

b)

Break a leg

c)

Barking up the wrong tree

d)

Hit the sack