WorksheetsFigurative Language in Context
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does the author mean by the phrase “trouble was brewing” in paragraph 1?
Boats were moving quickly over the sea.
People were confused about an event.
The sea became heated and full of life.
A terrible event was about to happen.
Read the sentence.
The students were rushing, so the teacher asked them to put on their brakes.
What do the underlined words in this sentence most likely mean?
to drink some water
to wear tennis shoes
to watch for cars
to slow down
Choose the part of the sentence that contains a metaphor.
Marcos was a cheetah on the football field running so quickly catch up with him.
Marcos was a cheetah
the football field
running so quickly
catch up with him
From Lines 17-20 in the poem, choose the line that is an example of a simile.
See the rings pursue each other;
All below grows black as night,
Just as if mother
Had blown out the light
See the rings pursue each other
All below grows black as night
Just as if mother
Had blown out the light
Read the sentence.
The sky was a blanket of stars.
This sentence is an example of . . .
personification
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
Which sentence contains a simile?
My mother’s pancakes are as light as air.
It is raining cats and dogs this afternoon.
The strong wind blew through the trees.
The bee buzzed around the bear’s face.
Read the sentence.
You are a flower, delicate and perfect.
The sentence serves as an example of
onomatopoiea
symbolism
idiom
metaphor
Read the sentence.
Marni was so tired after her tennis match last night that she slept like a baby.
The underlined part of the sentence is another way to say . . .
Marni is very small.
Marni is very young.
Marni slept very well.
Marni slept in a crib.
Read this sentence.
“As long as the ships can see our light, they’ll sail safe upon the deep, dark sea.”
Which literary device is used in this sentence?
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
Read this sentence.
Zebra smiled with pride as the other animals gathered around him.
Which literary device is used in the sentence?
personification
metaphor
symbol
rhyme
Read the sentence from paragraph 13.
Icicles coated the white rail fence, and a frigid wind whined angrily.
What does the author mean by the phrase “a frigid wind whined angrily” in the sentence?
The wind blew snow all around.
The wind blew gently and cold.
The wind was loud and cold.
The wind caused damage to the fence.
Read the sentence from paragraph 13.
Icicles coated the white rail fence, and a frigid wind whined angrily.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
idiom
simile
metaphor
personfication
