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Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is figurative language?

a)

Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant.

b)

Language that makes reading more interesting.

c)

Language that makes writing more interesting.

d)

All of the above

2.

Gives human qualities (actions and feelings) to something that is not human.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

3.

Compares two things without the use of "like" or "as."

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

4.

Uses extreme exaggeration. The fish was 10000 cm tall.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

5.

Which sentence contains a HYPERBOLE?

a)

The doctor gave her patient the good news, she was healthy.

b)

That man is so rich he could feed an entire planet!

c)

The school comes alive with the Cool Sports Day every November.

d)

None of these.

6.

Uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

7.

Life is a roller coaster ride.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

8.

The lightning danced across the sky during the thunderstorm.

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.

I can smell pizza from five kilometers away.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

11.

Is this a simile?

"A donkey is as funny as a clown!"

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What does this simile mean?

"She was as quiet as a mouse."

(a)  

13.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
c)
The baby never smiled. 
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 
14.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
15.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
16.

Which phrase is NOT a simile?

a)

He's a workhorse

b)

He's as strong as an ox

c)

He is as fast as a cheetah

d)

You're as cold as ice

17.

I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

hyperbole

b)

not hyperbole

18.

His new car was as fast as my dad's car.

a)

hyperbole

b)

not hyperbole

19.
I had a ton of chores!
a)
Not hyperbole
b)
Hyperbole
20.
Is this a hyperbole?
Mary will be back in just a second.
a)
yes
b)
no
21.

The piano sang a sad, gloomy, mournful song. 

a)

Personification 

b)

NOT Personification 

22.

The trees dressed up in red and gold to celebrate the start of the fall season.

a)

Personification 

b)

 NOT Personification 

23.

The heavy ice destroyed cars and broke windows.

a)

Personification 

b)

NOT Personification 

24.

Which is NOT a personification?

a)

Traffic slowed to a crawl like a baby.

b)

My alarm clock yells at me every morning.

c)

Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

d)

Miss Lewis has a sweet dog named Waffles.

25.

My flowers were begging me to water them.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

26.

Time flies when you are having fun!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

27.

It's was so cold outside today, polar bears needed jackets.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

28.

Her smile was a mile wide.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification