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Figurative Language Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

The silky sky was a mesmerizing view.

b)

The bees buzzed busily making honey.

c)

She is as brave as a lion.

d)

His words were a thread of soothing silk.

2.

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "The car raced down the street like a cheetah chasing its prey."

a)

raced down the street

b)

like a cheetah

c)

chasing its prey

d)

the car

3.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

The fog crept in silently.

b)

The classroom was a zoo.

c)

She swims like a fish.

d)

The thunder clapped angrily.

4.

What type of figurative language is used here: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

5.

Identify the use of repetition in the following sentence: "Because I do not hope to turn again, Because I do not hope, Because I do not hope to turn..."

a)

"do not hope"

b)

"to turn again"

c)

"Because I"

d)

"turn"

6.

Which sentence contains a simile?

a)

The snow was a white blanket.

b)

He moved like a mouse.

c)

She is an early bird.

d)

The stars are sparkling diamonds.

7.

What type of figurative language is "The wind whispered through the trees"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

Which example contains a metaphor?

a)

The light was as bright as the sun.

b)

Time is a thief.

c)

She danced like a leaf on the wind.

d)

The car roared as it accelerated.

9.

Identify the alliteration:

a)

Quick and quiet as a mouse

b)

The big, bad bear scared all the baby bunnies.

c)

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

d)

She sells seashells by the seashore.

10.

Which sentence uses onomatopoeia?

a)

The silk scarf slipped silently to the floor.

b)

The clock ticked and tocked as the hours passed.

c)

He could hear the heartbeat of the city.

d)

The river ran rapidly over the rocks.

11.

What type of figurative language is "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

12.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "Her voice is music to my ears."

a)

Her voice

b)

music to my ears

c)

my ears

d)

is

13.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

b)

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

c)

He’s as brave as a lion.

d)

The sun shone on the sea.

14.

What type of figurative language is used in "Lightning danced across the sky"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

15.

Which sentence contains repetition?

a)

The rain fell on the just and the unjust alike.

b)

Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me.

c)

The wind was so cold, it chilled to the bone.

d)

He was a tall, dark, handsome man.