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Figurative Language/Mood/Tone/Imagery

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An extreme exaggeration to make a point

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

2.

The surf surged up as the sun swept the shore.

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

3.

What type of figurative language being used in the following sentence?

The students are as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

4.

Sound words

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopeia

c)

Idiom

d)

Alliteration

5.

He is as busy as a bee.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

6.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
7.

Example: Looking for your earring on the beach is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

What does needle in a haystack mean?

a)

you can find anything with hay

b)

you have to watch for needles when you look for things

c)

something that is difficult to find

d)

haystacks are dangerous

8.

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

9.

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

10.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia.

a)

She was white as a ghost

b)

Buzz

c)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers

d)

Break a leg

11.

Talking animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Personification

c)

Cliche

d)

Pun

12.

The quote from the popular Owl City song, "You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep," is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

13.

An expression that cannot be understood by the meaning of its words is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Cliche

14.

The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Cliche

d)

Idiom

15.

Life is like a box of chocolates

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

e)

alliteration

16.
Which of the following is not an oxymoron?
a)
bittersweet
b)
civil war
c)
still moving
d)
pretty ugly
17.

deafening silence

a)

oxymoron

b)

not an oxymoron

18.

What does the color red usually symbolize?

a)

sadness and calmness

b)

joy and fear

c)

jealousy and inexperience

d)

love and anger

19.

In "The Hunger Games," Katniss is forced by the government to fight in a battle. But she always wears a pin with a Mockingjay bird. This pin probably symbolizes...

a)

love

b)

freedom

c)

loyalty

d)

evil

20.

What is a symbol?

a)

a sign

b)

something representing something else

c)

an object

d)

characters in a story

21.

The color red symbolizes what two emotions?

a)

sadness

b)

happiness

c)

love

d)

anger

22.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
a)
Annoying
b)
Excited
c)
Calm
d)
Scary
23.
Ling was chewing the gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash, she talked back.
What tone did Ling use with her teacher?
a)
Apologetic
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Disrespectful
d)
uncertain
24.
What is the tone of the following sentence?
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
a)
angry
b)
witty
c)
suspicious
25.
What is the "mood" of  a story?
a)
Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
b)
The time and place of the story.
c)
The summary of events of the story.
d)
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
26.
Paige felt someone shaking her shoulder.  "What?!" she barked, refusing to open her eyes or move.  "I know it's Spring Break, but you can't sleep the whole morning away.  It's already 9 o'clock.  Come out to the kitchen and eat your breakfast after you get dressed," Mom instructed.  A few minutes later, when Paige entered the kitchen, she still looked like a walking zombie.  She opened the cupboard door that held the cereal, and scanned the shelf. "What happened the the Lucky Charms?" she roared.  "Your brother just finished them up this morning," Mom answered.  Paige slamemd the door shut.  "I'm not eating then!"
Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?
a)
cranky
b)
somber
c)
scared
d)
hopeful
27.

Jane stretched her arms out and laid down in the grassy field. The sun warmed her skin and the breeze tussled her hair. The insects hummed and worked and while the world turned, Jane did nothing at all. She took a deep breath and let it fall from her lungs. The river trickled its secrets and the sounds of nature blended into the symphony of the spring.


What is the mood of this paragraph?

a)

guilty

b)

sad

c)

frightening

d)

relaxed

28.

Is this an example of imagery?

"They ate food."

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.

a)

sight

b)

touch

c)

hearing

d)

smell

30.

Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence?

The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

a)

taste

b)

sight

c)

touch

d)

smell

31.

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the _______.

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

32.

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

33.
What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch 
d)
Taste
34.
Imagery is language that creates a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The tiny red ant climbed up the broken limb.  Which sense is being described?
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Smell
d)
Hear