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Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A saying or phrase that makes no sense at all is a(n)

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

2.

An extreme exaggeration is a(n)

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

3.

A comparison that uses like or as is a(n)

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

4.

A comparison that does not use like or as is a(n)

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

5.

Kenny is a pig!

a)

metaphor

b)

idiom

6.

The sidewalk was as hot as a frying pan.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

7.

It is raining cats and dogs.

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

8.

I was so hungry I could have eat a horse.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

9.

The test was a piece of cake.

a)

simile

b)

idiom

10.

I have a million things to do today.

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

11.

She gave me the cold shoulder at recess.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

12.

He is as busy as a bee!

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

13.

This classroom is a zoo today.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

14.

My book bag weighed a ton!

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

15.

The thunder was as loud as firecrackers.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

16.

She is an early bird.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

17.

 His teacher always said he was a real machine when it came to solving math problems.

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

18.

She hoped he would do well and stop worrying about math so much. “Break a leg, sweetie,” his mom shouted to him as he hopped out of the car.

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

19.

As George walked into school, he shivered and thought that it felt like Antarctica in his classroom.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

20.

He was so nervous about his math test that he had butterflies in his stomach.

a)

simile

b)

idiom