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Personification

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is personification?

a)

Giving human traits to objects

b)

Giving human traits to insects or bugs

c)

Giving human traits to animals

d)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following is personification?

a)

The pie was calling my name.

b)

The dog barked at our neighbor.

c)

My father's driving skills are unmatched to others.

3.

The girl yelled, "Be quiet!"

a)

Personification

b)

Not personification

4.

The chair was screaming at me to sit on it.

a)

Personification

b)

Not personification

5.

"When Jackie walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her." What is being personified?

a)

high heels

b)

the store

6.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
7.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Hiking
8.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
say
b)
moon
9.
What is personification?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
10.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photos of me are always really good.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
11.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
The sun smiled at us
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
12.
What is the meaning of this personification?
"The stairs groaned as we walked on them."
a)
The stairs were slippery when they walked.
b)
The stairs squeaked when they walked.
13.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
simile
14.
Personification is giving human characteristics to objects
a)
true
b)
false
15.

Which do you think is a more interesting sentence?

a)

Micaella heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

b)

Micaella wanted to eat the last piece of pie.

16.

Lightning danced across the sky.

What is being personified?

a)

sky

b)

lightning

17.

The wind howled in the night.

What is being personified here?

a)

wind

b)

night

c)

howling

18.

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.


What is ANOTHER way you could personify a car?

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19.

Which of these is an example of personification?

a)

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

b)

My alarm clock rang as loud as a rock concert.

20.

The dog batted her lashes when she looked up at me because she wanted more food.

Which part of this sentence shows personification?

a)

wanted more food

b)

batted her lashes

21.

Name something you can see right now. Make sure it is not a human!

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