WorksheetsFigurative Language Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This school is a prison.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
2.
My stomach did a backflip.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
3.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
4.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
5.
Isabella is the sun in my life; she means everything to me.
a)
Isabella is yellow.
b)
Isabella is holding a flashlight.
c)
Isabella is important to me.
6.
I'm dying to see that movie.
a)
I can wait a little longer.
b)
I don't want to see the movie.
c)
I'm excited about seeing the movie.
7.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was literally made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
8.
The fog was a blanket covering the road.
a)
It was a clear, sunny day.
b)
The fog was thick.
c)
The fog was comfortable and cozy.
9.
Jeremy clammed up when he thought others would tease him about his ideas.
a)
Jeremy kept his ideas to himself.
b)
Jeremy enjoyed fishing.
c)
Jeremy spoke freely.
10.
The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.
a)
The stars are expensive.
b)
The stars are not out tonight.
c)
The stars were bright and sparkling.
11.
An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement
a)
assonance
b)
repetition
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
12.
Giving human qualities to animals or non-living objects
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
13.
A comparison of two unalike things without using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
14.
A word that spells out a sound
a)
assonance
b)
hyperbole
c)
imagery
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound close together
a)
simile
b)
imagery
c)
consonance
d)
alliteration
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