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Personification and Alliteration

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"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
2.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
c)
The room
d)
The orange
3.
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
4.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good. 
d)
I like to visit art museums.
5.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
6.

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

7.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?
a)
The chocolate chips
b)
The cookie
c)
Anthony
d)
Guilt
8.
"As Campbell twirled, her headband angrily slapped Mrs. Brennan across the face."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Twirling
b)
Dancing
c)
Flying
d)
Slapping
9.

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

10.

When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. What is being personified?

a)

The patriots

b)

The Redcoat Army

c)

Freedom

d)

The fruited plains

11.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
a)
High Heels
b)
The store
12.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
13.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Hiking
14.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
say
b)
moon
15.
What is being personified ?  "Oreo: Milk's favorite cookie!"
a)
Cookie
b)
Milk
16.
What is personification?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
17.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photos of me are always really good.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
18.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
The sun smiled at us
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
19.
What is the meaning of this personification?
"The stairs groaned as we walked on them."
a)
The stairs were slippery when they walked.
b)
The stairs squeaked when they walked.
20.
Personification is giving human characteristics to objects
a)
true
b)
false
21.

Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

a)

The star I wished on winked at me.

b)

The trout danced on the water's surface.

c)

The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.

d)

The sun was warm on the child's face.

22.

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

a)

The slimy eel slithered through the seaweed.

b)

The stand of trees was a festival of color that fall.

c)

The dandelions stood tall, proudly surveying the rest of the yard.

d)

The snails crept along the sidewalk, moving as slowly as a glacier.

23.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

24.

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

25.

The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified?

a)

The trees

b)

The chainsaw

c)

The song

d)

The lumberjack

26.

As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified?

a)

Alice

b)

The pencil

c)

The desk

d)

Her classmates

27.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
a)
High Heels
b)
The store
28.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
29.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Hiking
30.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
say
b)
moon
31.
What is being personified ?  "Oreo: Milk's favorite cookie!"
a)
Cookie
b)
Milk
32.
What is personification?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
33.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photos of me are always really good.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
34.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
The sun smiled at us
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
35.
What is the meaning of this personification?
"The stairs groaned as we walked on them."
a)
The stairs were slippery when they walked.
b)
The stairs squeaked when they walked.
36.
Personification is giving human characteristics to objects
a)
true
b)
false
37.

Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

a)

The star I wished on winked at me.

b)

The trout danced on the water's surface.

c)

The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.

d)

The sun was warm on the child's face.

38.

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

a)

The slimy eel slithered through the seaweed.

b)

The stand of trees was a festival of color that fall.

c)

The dandelions stood tall, proudly surveying the rest of the yard.

d)

The snails crept along the sidewalk, moving as slowly as a glacier.

39.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

40.

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

41.

The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified?

a)

The trees

b)

The chainsaw

c)

The song

d)

The lumberjack

42.

As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified?

a)

Alice

b)

The pencil

c)

The desk

d)

Her classmates

43.

The cafeteria had ______ ______ and ______.

a)

green, grapes, guacamole

b)

green, eggs, ham

c)

paper, scissors, pencils

d)

bananas, apples, strawberries

44.

What is alliteration?

a)

words that rhyme

b)

giving inanimate objects human capabilities

c)

a repeated consonant sound occurring at the beginning of words

d)

an extreme exaggeration

45.

Which group of words best fits this sentence for alliteration?

Tony the ____ ____ the ____.

a)

Tiger, hid, takis

b)

Tiger, ate, takis

c)

Tiger, stole, takis

d)

Tiger, took, takis

46.

Are you hungry? Lets find a cafe to eat _____, _____, and ____ food.

a)

potatoes, cauliflower, rice

b)

vegetables, fruits, ice cream

c)

chicken, beef, pork

d)

Doritos, donuts, dried

47.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a sentence is:

a)

Consonant

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

48.

What is an example of alliteration?

a)

Jackie jumped through the gym.

b)

Tommy was the man.

c)

Susan is not actually lazy.

d)

Sarah seized the celery at the store.

49.

What is not required for alliteration to take place?

a)

repetition

b)

rhyming

c)

consonants

d)

consonant sounds

50.

Which is not an example of alliteration?

a)

Henry hated the hound.

b)

Hollie and Mollie liked to volley.

c)

Jackson just jabbed right.

d)

Tracy took tacky to a whole new level.

51.

Which of the following has repetition of a consonant?

a)

Nick's gnarly night ended.

b)

Cole knew kites were light.

c)

Freddy flew the furthest.

d)

Gale gobbled the gummy bears.

52.

Which of these is alliteration?

a)

Tony ate tacos at school.

b)

Tony took tacos to school.

c)

Tony was the mascot.

d)

Tony and Jerry ate lunch.

53.

Which is the best example of alliteration?

a)

Johnny ate the jelly beans.

b)

Jason hit the ball.

c)

Jerry gave purple grapes to him.

d)

Jimmy Johns jumped in rankings.

54.

Where does the repetition of consonant sounds take place?

a)

end of word

b)

middle of word

c)

beginning of word

d)

after the word

55.

Which of the following has repetition of a consonant?

a)

Phillip fought the final boss.

b)

Kory caught the cat.

c)

Gary's gummy bears were great.

d)

Frank's foot felt phenomenal.

56.

Which of the following has repetition of a consonant sound?

a)

Geoffrey's jealousy is just unhealthy.

b)

Jeff just jumped the rope.

c)

Jenn jolted at the jousting match.

d)

Gregg grabbed the golden chalice.

57.

Which is not an example of alliteration?

a)

Jerry jumped in the gym.

b)

Allen scarfed the potatoes.

c)

Maxwell cried wee-wee-wee.

d)

Bob the bulldog barked.

58.

Which of the following has repetition of a consonant sound?

a)

Carly cut the cracker in half.

b)

Zane's zealous attitude was zipped up.

c)

Tracy taught the team.

d)

Nancy never knew the kneeling issue.

59.

Which of the following has repetition of a consonant sound?

a)

Kale caught the carp.

b)

Sean saw the sea's horizon.

c)

Ben broke the bell.

d)

Hank haphazardly hopped in the hole.

60.

If the repetition is a consonant sound, how many consonants should there be?

a)

none

b)

one

c)

more than one

d)

zero

61.

Alliteration is the repetition of what?

a)

extreme exaggerations

b)

rhythm

c)

consonant sounds

d)

consonants

62.

Where should alliteration take place?

a)

beginning of word

b)

ending of word

c)

middle of word

d)

just needs to rhyme