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WorksheetsFigurative Language Mastery Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The snow is a white blanket.
She is as busy as a bee.
He has a heart of stone.
The wind whispered through the trees.
Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "Time is a thief that steals our moments."
Time
Thief
Steals
Time is a thief
Which of the following sentences contains personification?
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
The car was very fast on the highway.
She was a shining star in her performance.
The book was on the table.
Find the example of alliteration:
The cat climbed the cold, concrete column.
The sun is shining brightly.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
All of the above
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
I slept like a log last night.
I've told you a million times.
She's as skinny as a toothpick.
Both B and C
Which of the following sentences contains an allusion?
He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
The chocolate cake is like a piece of heaven.
The car was as fast as lightning.
The flowers danced in the wind.
Find the example of onomatopoeia:
The bees buzzed by the daisies.
The cake was as sweet as sugar.
She was the light of my life.
The car raced down the empty street.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a metaphor?
The classroom was a zoo.
She is as light as a feather.
The thunder was a mighty lion.
The stars are sparkling diamonds.
Identify the sentence that uses personification:
The sun greeted me this morning.
The car is very old and rusty.
He runs faster than a cheetah.
The pizza tastes like cardboard.
The repetition of the same letter or sound
Allusion
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Giving human traits to nonhuman objects
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
A well-known phrase - in a specific order - that means something different than the actual meaning of the words
Idiom
Alliteration
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Allusion
To make a reference to something, someone, or somewhere else - historically, mythologically, or culturally
Alliteration
Allusion
Simile
Metaphor
Which of the following is an allusion:
You live in Timbuktu!
You live in the middle of nowhere!
He is a modern day Einstein.
Both A and C
It took me forever to do my homework is an example of a:
Alliteration
Simile
Allusion
Hyperbole
The stars blinked in the sky is an example of
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
The car zoomed by is an example of a:
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
