WorksheetsQuiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is figurative language?
Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant.
Language that makes reading more interesting.
Language that makes writing more interesting.
All of the above
Gives human qualities (actions and feelings) to something that is not human.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Compares two things without the use of "like" or "as."
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Uses extreme exaggeration. The fish was 10000 cm tall.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Which sentence contains a HYPERBOLE?
The doctor gave her patient the good news, she was healthy.
That man is so rich he could feed an entire planet!
The school comes alive with the Cool Sports Day every November.
None of these.
Uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Life is a roller coaster ride.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
The lightning danced across the sky during the thunderstorm.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
The siblings fought like cats and dogs.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
I can smell pizza from five kilometers away.
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
Is this a simile?
"A donkey is as funny as a clown!"
Yes
No
What does this simile mean?
"She was as quiet as a mouse."
(a)
What does the metaphor mean above?
My brother was boiling mad.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Which phrase is NOT a simile?
He's a workhorse
He's as strong as an ox
He is as fast as a cheetah
You're as cold as ice
I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
not hyperbole
His new car was as fast as my dad's car.
hyperbole
not hyperbole
Mary will be back in just a second.
The piano sang a sad, gloomy, mournful song.
Personification
NOT Personification
The trees dressed up in red and gold to celebrate the start of the fall season.
Personification
NOT Personification
The heavy ice destroyed cars and broke windows.
Personification
NOT Personification
Which is NOT a personification?
Traffic slowed to a crawl like a baby.
My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
Miss Lewis has a sweet dog named Waffles.
My flowers were begging me to water them.
Hyperbole
Personification
Time flies when you are having fun!
Hyperbole
Personification
It's was so cold outside today, polar bears needed jackets.
Hyperbole
Personification
Her smile was a mile wide.
Hyperbole
Personification
