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Figurative Language Assessment

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'I have lots of homework to complete'.

a)

Literal

b)

Figurative

2.

'I have a mountain of homework to complete.'

a)

Literal

b)

Figurative

3.

'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?

4 lines
4.

I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!

a)

Idiom

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

5.

He slept like a log.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

6.

It's raining cats and dogs.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Simile

7.

Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.

a)

Methaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

8.

My class is a circus!

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Onomatopoeia

9.

My keys grew legs and ran away!

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

10.

Chirp, meow, boom, zap, pow!

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Metaphor

11.

Time marches on.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

12.

The surf surged up as the sun swept the shore.

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

13.

The evening melted away like a snowflake.

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

14.

My backpack weighs a ton!

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

15.

Homework is a breeze.

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

16.

Lisa's lizards were leaping on her lawnchair.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

17.

He is as busy as a bee.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

18.

Time is a thief.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

19.

No pain, no gain.

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Metaphor

20.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Simile

21.

My plants are begging for water.

a)

Idiom

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

22.

The new neighbor is as curious as a cat.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

23.

Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Idiom

24.

All the windows are

Playing their game

Where I won't see

Outside again

Till I write all the fog-away

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

25.

The dictionary definition refers to

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

synonym

d)

antonym

e)

glossary

26.

The connotation of a word can be

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

true

e)

false

27.

The word odor has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

28.

The word curious has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

29.

The word youthful has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

30.

The word immature has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

31.

The word isolation has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

32.

The word innocent has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

33.

The word irresponsible has a

a)

negative connotation

b)

positive connotation

34.
We had a SUPERB  dinner at the new restaurant. All of us agreed that it was the most delicious food we had ever tasted.
Superb means
a)
dreadful 
b)
nutritious 
c)
hopeful
d)
excellent 
35.
What mood do the words convey:
Aggravated 
Enraged
Violent
a)
Exciting
b)
Angry
c)
Boring
d)
Happy