WorksheetsFigurative Language Assessment
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
'I have lots of homework to complete'.
Literal
Figurative
'I have a mountain of homework to complete.'
Literal
Figurative
'I have a mountain of homework to complete'.
The student has used a metaphor (mountain). Why is that such an effective metaphor to describe lots of homework? What do we associate with a mountain?
I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!
Idiom
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
He slept like a log.
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
It's raining cats and dogs.
Oxymoron
Personification
Idiom
Simile
Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
Methaphor
Idiom
Personification
Alliteration
My class is a circus!
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
My keys grew legs and ran away!
Alliteration
Personification
Idiom
Metaphor
Chirp, meow, boom, zap, pow!
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Time marches on.
personification
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
The surf surged up as the sun swept the shore.
simile
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
The evening melted away like a snowflake.
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
My backpack weighs a ton!
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
Homework is a breeze.
alliteration
metaphor
simile
personification
Lisa's lizards were leaping on her lawnchair.
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
personification
He is as busy as a bee.
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
Time is a thief.
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
No pain, no gain.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
Simile
My plants are begging for water.
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Personification
The new neighbor is as curious as a cat.
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
Lightning danced across the sky.
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
All the windows are
Playing their game
Where I won't see
Outside again
Till I write all the fog-away
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
The dictionary definition refers to
denotation
connotation
synonym
antonym
glossary
The connotation of a word can be
positive
negative
neutral
true
false
The word odor has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
The word curious has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
The word youthful has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
The word immature has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
The word isolation has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
The word innocent has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
The word irresponsible has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
Superb means
Aggravated
Enraged
Violent
