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R & J :More Figurative Language

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Pun?
a)
Words that sound the same but are spelled different 
b)
Play on words: a joke 
c)
An idiom 
d)
Pickle and onion mix
2.
Which one of these is considered a pun?
a)
It was like taking candy from a baby
b)
Kings worry about receding heir line
c)
This is a piece of cake
3.
Which of these is a pun?
a)
Your like a shark
b)
What has eyes but can't see? A potato
c)
He runs like a Puma
4.
A pun uses like or as?
a)
True 
b)
False
5.
What do you call bears with no ears?
a)
No ear
b)
No hearing
c)
No bear
d)
B
6.
Is this a pun?
Fish are so smart because they live in schools?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Is this a pun?
It's raining cats and dogs.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Is this a pun?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Is this a pun?
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Is this a pun?
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What word is missing:
That's the _________ thing I've seen. 
a)
stupidest
b)
wierdest
c)
funniest
d)
sealiest
12.
What is a Pun?
a)
Words that sound the same but are spelled different 
b)
Play on words: a joke 
c)
An idiom 
d)
Pickle and onion mix
13.
What is Figurative language  
a)
When you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
b)
A joke
c)
Word play 
d)
When you are so ready for summer that you think you will go crazy 
14.

How can skeletons tell when it is going to rain?

a)

They just know

b)

They can see it

c)

They can feel it in their bones

d)

They don't know

15.

Why don't mummies take vacations?

a)

They are afraid they will relax and unwind

b)

They don't like to travel

c)

They would rather stay home and look after the children

d)

They don't work in the first place

16.

My friend was annoying me with bird puns.

a)

That's unfortunate.

b)

Are you friends with Mr. Masem?

c)

Toucan play at that game.

17.

What kind of music are balloons afraid of?

a)

Pop music

b)

Swing music

c)

Classical music

d)

Rock-n-roll

18.

What if a piece of wood has nothing to do?

a)

It's board!

b)

You shred it.

c)

It rots.

d)

You make it into a chair and sit on it.

19.

What is a skeleton's favorite instrument?

a)

Drums

b)

Saxophone

c)

Trombone

d)

They can't play instruments

20.

Why did the Headless Horseman go to college?

a)

He wanted to get a-head in life

b)

He needed more money

c)

He wanted to

d)

He liked school

21.

Why don't vampires try to feed on eskimos?

a)

They don't like them

b)

The are afraid of frost-bite

c)

They hate the cold

d)

They taste like garlic

22.

Why does the graveyard have a fence?

a)

To keep out the zombies

b)

To help keep the animals out

c)

People are just dying to get in

d)

They don't want the ghost to escape

23.

Why didn't the skeleton go in the haunted house?

a)

He didn't have the guts

b)

He was a scaredy cat

c)

He couldn't handle it

d)

He was a big baby

24.

How did the pumpkin fix the hole in his jeans?

a)

He couldn't

b)

Had his mom help

c)

With a pumpkin patch

d)

Sewed it up

25.

Why did the piano player keep hitting his head on the keys?

a)

He was tired

b)

He was playing by ear

c)

He was mad

d)

He couldn't see it

26.

What is a golfer's favorite kind of music?

a)

Jazz

b)

Classical

c)

Swing

d)

They don't like music

27.

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?

a)

He's deaf now

b)

He's all right now

c)

He's in a coma

28.

I'm super friendly with 25 letters of the alphabet

a)

I just don't know why

b)

I just wish Z

c)

Crazy me

29.

There was a kidnapping at school yesterday

a)

Don't worry- he woke up :)

b)

Work up

c)

Wake to bed

30.
I tried to catch some fog.  I mist. 
Pun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
31.
The sun smiled down on me.
Pun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
32.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 
Pun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
33.
I'm reading a book about anti-gravity.  I can't put it down.
Pun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
34.
I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
Pun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
35.
Broken pencils are pointless. 
Pun?
a)
yes
b)
No
36.

What do you call a fake spaghetti?

a)

An impasta

b)

A bad hair day

c)

Sauce

d)

Meatballs

37.

what do you call a pig that knows how to do karate

a)

a pork chop

b)

a pig that learned karate

c)

a pork grind

38.
Parallel lines have so much in common...
a)
Indeed, they do.
b)
It's a shame they'll never meet.
c)
R.I.P.
d)
-_-
39.

Why did the band let the turkey join?

a)

He already had drumsticks

b)

He could rock and roll

c)

People loved listening to him

d)

They didn't let him

40.

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May Flowers bring?

a)

Pollen

b)

Bees

c)

Pilgrims

d)

What are May Flowers?

41.

Never lie to an x ray technician

a)

you will get zapped

b)

they can see right through you

c)

they are all bones

42.

I was wondering why the baseball kept getting bigger

a)

it was a basketball

b)

it was raining

c)

then it hit me

43.

I hear music coming out of Mr. Drey's printer

a)

Mr. Felty is copying

b)

Antonio left his ear buds there

c)

the paper is jamming

44.

Why can't a bike stand up on its own?

a)

it has wheels

b)

it is two tired

c)

the handlebars

d)

why? whY? why?

45.

Why is 6 afraid of 7?

a)

...because 7 is a monster.

b)

...because 7 ate 6's lunch.

c)

...because 7 is very intimidating.

d)

...because 7 ate 9.

46.

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

a)

a vestigator

b)

an investigator

c)

a crazy gator

d)

a classy animal

47.

What is the first step to throwing a space party?

a)

find an astronaut

b)

you planet

c)

gather air into bottles

d)

ask mom if it is okay

48.

Why was the baby ant confused?

a)

...because ant math is confusing.

b)

...because his uncles tell terrible jokes.

c)

...because all of his uncles are ants.

d)

...because he could lift his father above his head

49.

Who is the penguin's favorite aunt?

a)

Aunt Artica

b)

Aunt Jemima

c)

the red ant

d)

Setje Imo

50.
Is this a pun?
a)
No 
b)
I don't know 
c)
Yes
d)
Maybe
51.
Which of the following is not an oxymoron?
a)
bittersweet
b)
civil war
c)
still moving
d)
pretty ugly
52.

Which example below is an example of an oxymoron?

a)

It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity.

b)

He ate flaming hot Cheetos.

c)

A little pain never hurt anyone.

53.
There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
a)
Beautiful Face
b)
Such a
c)
Joyful Sadness
d)
Beautiful 
54.
deafening silence
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration 
55.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses self contradictory terms back to back.
a)
True
b)
False
56.

"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson.

a)

oxymoron

b)

paradox

57.
Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?
a)
mild hot sauce
b)
comfortable misery 
c)
a wise fool 
d)
 a smart decision 
58.

Zombies are the living dead.

a)

not an oxymoron

b)

oxymoron

59.
Which of the following is not an oxymoron?
a)
bittersweet
b)
civil war
c)
still moving
d)
pretty ugly
60.
Act naturally
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Euphemism
61.

What is Dramatic Irony

a)

When one thing is expected and the opposite happens

b)

When, we, the readers know what is going to happen but the characters do not.

c)

When one thing is said but the opposite is meant

d)

Sarcasm

62.

Dramatic Irony is:

a)

When we, the readers, know what is happening but the characters do not

b)

When one thing is expected and the opposite happens

c)

When one thing is said but the opposite is meant

63.

In a monologue, how many people are speaking?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

64.

Monologues are written in which Point of View?

a)

First person Point of View

b)

Second person Point of View

c)

Third person Pointof View

65.

Some monologues

a)

connect the past to the present

b)

foreshadow events

c)

include literary devices

d)

all the above

66.

The term soliloquy comes from the Latin, soliloquium, which means

a)

Talking to others

b)

Talking to the teacher

c)

Talking to oneself

67.

Soliloquy frequently appeared in Shakespearean plays

a)

True

b)

False

68.

A literary effect in which the audience knows what the characters do not know

a)

Monologue

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Anti climax

69.

A soliloquy is different from a monologue because

a)

A soliloquy is giving a speech to the audience whereas a monologue is giving a speech to another character

b)

A soliloquy is giving a speech to another character whereas a monologue is giving a speech to the audience

70.

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

a)

to be a coward

b)

to be silly

c)

to be sinful

d)

all of the above

71.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

72.

What is the allusion commonly used for Cinderella?

a)

being ignored

b)

hard work

c)

hard work and bad treatment

d)

all of the above

73.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Hyperbolie
c)
Hyperbale
d)
Hyperboly
74.
She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
a)
Onomatopia
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Hiperbole
75.
He was so hideous I got blind!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Oxymoron
76.
I am the richest man in the world!
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
77.

what is a metaphor

a)

is when someone compares you to something without saying like

b)

when you say a hint to someone

c)

when you compare with someone saying like

d)

I don´t know

78.

Your crying is like rain.

a)

metaphor

b)

Simile

79.

you are a cheetah

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

80.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

A type of poem in which two things are compared

81.
Identify the paradox.
a)
The clouds drifted lazily in the sky.
b)
The person who wrote that book can’t write.
c)
The clown fish swam comically in the aquarium.
d)
I was confused by the lesson.
82.
Identify the paradox. 
a)
Whose turn is it?
b)
Robert carefully built a model of the ship.
c)
Remember to take out the trash.
d)
 If you want peace, you must prepare for war.
83.
Identify the paradox. 
a)
The dress cost a million dollars. 
b)
I’d rather be lucky than smart.
c)
It’s twelve minutes until midnight.
d)
She stood in the empty room. 
84.
What is a paradox
a)
Repetition of th end of the sentence
b)
Repetition of the beginning of a sentence.
c)
A statement that contradicts itself, and has no answer.
d)
Repetition of a phrase, but in reverse order.
85.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
86.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
87.

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?

a)

The gardener

b)

The flowers

c)

The crops

88.

As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified?

a)

The sun

b)

The desert

c)

The people walking