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Shakalaka Boom Boom! Seniors Part 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the right meaning of the underlined hyperbole.

His cellphone is an ancient relic.

a)

from a different time period

b)

unusable

c)

from a museum

d)

really old

2.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

Give me the splendid silent sun with all the beams.

b)

Daniel scored a dazzling goal the other day.

c)

Tracy has thanked me so much.

d)

Football is moving forward very fast.

3.

Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the following sentence.

Wendy went to Walmart to win a new washing machine.

a)

H

b)

T

c)

H

d)

M

4.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

It is going to take a million years to complete my project work.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

5.

Identify the onomatopoeia word in the following sentence.

Overnight, the tiny trickle from the leaking pipe became a gushing waterfall.

a)

overnight, leaking

b)

trickle, gushing

c)

trickle, leaking

d)

gushing, waterfall

6.

Which of the following is the best example of Alliteration?

a)

Pepperoni Pizza is perfect.

b)

Pepperoni pizza is the best in the world.

c)

Pepperoni pizza is gross as dog food.

d)

Pepperoni pizza was calling my name.

7.

Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?

a)

Hannah’s home had heat, hopefully.

b)

I like to fly kite at night.

c)

Larry’s lizard likes leaping leopards.

d)

Mike’s microphone made melodious music.

8.

The following sentence is an example of?

The lorries continued down the road with a rumble and a roar.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Omanotopoeia

d)

All of it

9.

Which of the following is NOT an example of hyperbole?

a)

The truck is going the speed of lightning.

b)

The truck cost me a billion dollars.

c)

The truck sank in the gooey mud.

d)

The truck is going as slow as a snail.

10.

Which of the following is n example of hyperbole?

a)

The wind is cold and I am going to die

b)

The wind knocked over that house.

c)

The wind grabbed my arm.

d)

The wind carefully whispered in my ear.

11.

All of a sudden, the wind whooshed through the house.

Identify the onomatopoeia.

a)

wind

b)

sudden

c)

house

d)

whooshed

12.

Purple Pages of Passion, Persuasion, and Poetry with your Purple Plume of Poetic Penmanship.

This is an example of (a)   ?

13.

Which sentence has a hyperbole?

a)

I have homework tonight.

b)

As I watched a movie, my homework screamed at me from my bagpack.

c)

I am so disappointed because I forgot my homework at home.

d)

My homework is going to take forever.

14.

Which figurative language does the following sentence have?

When she was ill, she thought she could hear murmuring and whispering coming from the room next door.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

None

15.

Look at the image. What is KFC trying to say?

a)

The brand is trying to make a point that they have really good food.

b)

The brand is trying to say that it's good to lick fingers.

c)

It's an advertisement for old men.

d)

The brand is trying to make a point that they have really bad food.

16.

Identify the onomatopoeia.

She dropped the shoe on the floor with a satisfying thud.

a)

dropped

b)

floor

c)

thud

d)

satisfying

17.

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse

a)

Go horseback riding

b)

Eat very little

c)

Eat a really big meal

d)

Eat an animal

18.

What is the dirge-like murmur I hear?

Which figure of speech is used here?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Alliteration

19.

The apple is red as a rose.

Identify the hyperbole in this sentence.

a)

apple

b)

red

c)

rose

d)

red as a rose

20.

Riley was popping his legos together to create a figure.

Identify the onomatopoeia word.

a)

popping

b)

create

c)

figure

d)

Riley

21.

Which word could represent something as breaking?

a)

Plop

b)

Boom

c)

Pitter-patter

d)

Shatter

22.

What is hyperbole?

a)

A figure of speech which uses exaggeration.

b)

A figure of speech which uses understatement.

c)

Both

d)

None

23.

When can hyperbole NOT be used?

a)

In pop songs

b)

In scientific writing

c)

In essays

d)

In speech

24.

I ate too much in the New Year part, I must weigh more than a whale.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

25.

Which one of the following words is NOT an onomatopoeia?

a)

rip

b)

snap

c)

bam

d)

tam