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Figures of Speech

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a Simile?

a)

Isabela is as bold as brass.

b)

Isabela is a bold girl.

c)

Isabela is a girl who is bold.

d)

Isabela is a bold lion.

2.

The kid is a walking encyclopaedia. Which figure of speech is this example of?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

3.

Which of the following is an example of Personification?

a)

They blew the whistle loudly.

b)

The crowd cheered excitedly.

c)

The wind howled all night.

d)

Many people howled at the sight of the lion.

4.

Which is an example of Hyperbole?

a)

He has millions of things to do in an hour.

b)

He does many things in an hour.

c)

He completes one task in an hour.

d)

There are many things to do in an hour.

5.

Which of the following is an example of Onomatopoeia?

a)

The bell signalled loudly.

b)

The clock sounded ‘ticktock, ticktock’ in the examination hall.

c)

The policeman called him immediately.

d)

He sat silently in the examination hall, and could hear the clock.

6.
What figure of speech is being asked? "Have you read Shakespeare? "
a)
Simile
b)
Irony
c)
Metonymy
d)
Metaphor
7.
"How good of you to refuse to help us." is an example of?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Synecdoche
c)
Irony
d)
Allusion
8.
My father brought me new wheels is an example of?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Synecdoche
c)
Irony
d)
Allusion
9.
When a closely related term or symbol is substituted for what it represents, or some concrete term is used for a more abstract idea, the figure of speech is referred to as a __________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Irony
c)
Simile 
d)
Metonymy
10.

Oh no! It's starting to rain. Where are you, Mister Sun?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Metonymy

11.

The prince asked for her hand.

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Metonymy

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

12.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

a)

Metonymy

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Simile

d)

onomatopoeia