WorksheetsQuizizz A I
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins
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1.
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
a)
The sky was a flaming ball of fire.
b)
My cat is as fast as a lightning bolt.
c)
The ocean sends its chorus of voices over the land.
d)
My brother is a snake in the grass.
2.
Which of the following sentences contains hyperbole?
a)
Thomas is a snake in the grass.
b)
My dad was hopping mad when I got home.
c)
Shelly felt like a fish out of water at the party.
3.
Choose the sentence that contains an example of personification.
a)
The clouds were as white as snow.
b)
The cows mooed as the farmer approached.
c)
The waves danced along the shoreline.
d)
Candles flickered in the wind.
4.
Which one of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
a)
The fog rolled in, making it hard to see just a few yards in front of you.
b)
The clouds were dark shadows, while stinging rain fell fast.
c)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
d)
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
5.
The afternoon sun peeked playfully from behind the clouds and then hid once more.
The sentence above is an example of _____.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
6.
Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
cry
b)
hiss
c)
sizzle
d)
plop
7.
The lamb's fleece was white as snow.
The sentence above contains _____.
a)
personification
b)
an idiom
c)
metaphor
d)
a simile
8.
Choose the sentence that contains an example of personification.
a)
Our classroom was as hot as an oven.
b)
She looked like she had seen a ghost.
c)
The leaves laughed in the gentle wind.
d)
Her mom is worn out after working all day.
9.
Which sentence contains an example of hyperbole?
a)
Sarah's backpack weighed a ton.
b)
The beautiful snowflakes fell softly.
c)
Put the blanket on the foot of the bed.
d)
My dad loves rock and roll music.
10.
Which sentence does not contain an idiom?
a)
It was raining cats and dogs, so we did not go outside.
b)
The old oak tree shivered in the cold winter wind.
c)
My dog, Daisy, is the apple of my eye.
d)
Get straight to the point and don't beat around the bush.
11.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
a)
The furnace squatted in the corner of the basement, like a warm but smelly monster.
b)
The car's engine made a high-pitched whine, like a teakettle at the boil.
c)
Her words were a sharp slap in the face that knocked me backwards.
d)
His eyes were as clear and blue as the color of the sky.
12.
Our list is already too long for our spring cleaning this weekend. Any new tasks can be put on the back burner. What do the underlined words mean?
a)
to do later
b)
to do first
13.
All the students in Ava's class knew about her surprise party. Her parents had planned the celebration for months. Even her younger brother and sister knew, but Ava was left in the dark . In the sentence, the words in the dark mean _____.
a)
not knowing
b)
not caring
c)
not wanting
14.
Which line from the passage is an example of metaphor?
a)
The water is as crystal clear as that in a swimming pool.
b)
When most people think of scuba diving, they imagine warm, tropical waters.
c)
Even in places we think of as barren, there is much beauty and life.
d)
The ocean floor is a colorful garden of sponges and corals.
15.
Which line from the passage is an example of simile?
a)
Diving in the Antarctic waters is different from diving anywhere else on the earth.
b)
Plankton grows in the warm ocean water, making it a murky, green color.
c)
Long tubes of ice hang down from the ice sheet like the stalactites in a cave
d)
The Antarctic waters are home to a surprising number of creatures.
16.
The mile-high ice-cream cone had all of my favorite colors.
The sentence contains an example of _____.
a)
rhyme
b)
simile
c)
exaggeration
17.
Which sentence uses figurative language?
a)
Joe flew around the corner like a boomerang and disappeared into the distance.
b)
Joe ran swiftly around the corner and disappeared into the distance.
c)
Joe ran quickly around the corner and sped off into the distance.
18.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
a)
His eyes are his windows to the world.
b)
The little baby laughed like a lark.
c)
Clang, clang!" rang the school bell.
19.
Oscar says the new gym is a wild, unconquered frontier.
What does Oscar probably mean?
a)
There are plants growing in the gym.
b)
No one has played in the gym yet.
c)
The new gym is made of wood.
20.
What does the metaphor mean in the following scenario?
The poor mouse didn't stand a chance. Our cat, that's a bolt of lightning, caught him the minute he ran across the floor.
a)
The cat is hot.
b)
The cat is electric.
c)
The cat cannot see well.
d)
The cat is very fast.
21.
What does the simile in the following sentence mean?
My grandfather is as fit as a fiddle.
a)
He is healthy.
b)
He plays the fiddle.
c)
He is old.
d)
He is young at heart
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