WorksheetsFigurative Language Assessment
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Comparing two things using like or as is a
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
2.
A metaphor is
a)
giving an object humanlike qualities
b)
making a comparison using two things
c)
an extreme exaggeration
d)
making a comparison using like or as
3.
A hyperbole is
a)
giving an object humanlike qualities
b)
a comparison between two things
c)
an extreme exaggeration
d)
a repeated beginning sound or letter in a phrase
4.
A repeating beginning sound or letter in a phrase is a/an
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
5.
An onomatopoeia is
a)
giving an object humanlike qualities
b)
a repeated beginning sound or letter in a phrase
c)
an extreme exaggeration
d)
when a word sounds like the sound that it represents
6.
Personification is
a)
an object taking on humanlike qualities
b)
repeated beginning sound or letter in a phrase
c)
when a word sounds like the sound that it represents
d)
an extreme exaggeration
7.
"The thunder clapped" is an example of
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
8.
An example of an onomatopoeia is
a)
The dirty dug dug deeper down
b)
Drip Drop
c)
She is happy as a clam
d)
The houses rushed by
9.
"Cool as a cucumber" is an example of
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
10.
"Time is money" is an example of
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
11.
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" is an example of
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
12.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers" is an example of
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
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