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Figurative language M.6

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

2.

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

onomatopoiea

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

3.

He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

4.

The sun was a gleaming pearl.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

alliteration

5.

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

personification

d)

Idiom

6.

Kyra hung her head like a dying flower.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Context clues

c)

Simile

d)

idiom

7.

Sophie's tears were a river flowing down her

cheeks.

a)

noun

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

verb

8.

Life is a roller coaster ride.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

9.

The siblings fought like cats and dogs.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

10.

The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Cliche

d)

Idiom

11.
"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Structure
12.

"Andy had a ton of homework because he was absent last Friday."

This is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

a metaphor

d)

personification

13.

"My pillow was like a marshmallow, fluffy and soft."

This is an example of...

a)

a simile

b)

a metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

14.

"My eyes got big at the sight of the mile-high desserts they brought to our table."

This is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

15.

"She was as happy as a clam after winning the game."

This is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

personification

16.

Her head was spinning from all of the new information.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personifcation

17.

You're a couch potato.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

18.

The sun greeted me this morning.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

19.

You are my sunshine.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

20.

Brave as a lion.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

21.

Time crawled as Tom sat in detention.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

22.

Come and clean your closet, Carol!

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

23.

America is a melting pot.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

24.

My mouth was as dry as a bone.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

25.

Sheep should sleep in the shed.

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

26.

Laughter is the best medicine.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

27.

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

28.

She is as cold as ice.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

29.

I have told you a million times not to lie!

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

30.

They fought like cats and dogs.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole