WorksheetsUnit 3: Figurative Language Knowledge Check
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 51mins
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
A comparison that does not use like or as
Which is an example of a simile?
The boy is a cheetah when he runs.
The boy runs as fast as a cheetah.
The cheetah is faster than the boy.
What is a metaphor?
a comparison using like or as
a comparison that does not use like or as
Which is an example of a metaphor?
My mouth was as dry as the desert.
It is very dry in the desert.
My mouth was a desert.
The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Oxymoron
The ice in the arena was as smooth as glass.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Oxymoron
“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopeia
Alliteration
When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Simile
Metaphor
Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.
Alliteration
Onomatopeia
Simile
Personification
The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopeia
The west wind dances down the road.
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Alliteration
The snowmobile was a rocket in the newly fallen snow.
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Freddy French fired five fabulous free throws.
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Select the text where the author's tone is negative:
My little brother is so stubborn. He never shuts up.
My little brother is very determined. He never gives up.
Select the text where the author's tone is positive:
The movie was amazing! I was laughing so hard I cried!
You can only watch infantile humor for so long before you want to punch yourself in the face.
Select the text where the author's tone is negative:
The movie was amazing! I was laughing so hard I cried!
You can only watch infantile humor for so long before you want to punch yourself in the face.
The tranquil waters of the lake reflected the soft moonlight like glass.
Select the tone of the text:
peaceful
anxious
The glassy water reflected the sinister moonlight. The long shadows of trees reached ominously across the lake.
Select the tone of the text:
threatening
playful
I stepped into the blinding stage light. My heart was racing and I felt nauseous.
Select the tone of the text:
peaceful
anxious
Is tone about how the author feels or how the reader/audience feels?
Reader
Author
What tone did Ling use with her teacher?
In what tone did the Gators's reply?
What is the blue jay's tone while singing?
How does tone affect the reader?
By improving the reader's physical health
By providing historical context for the subject matter
By increasing the reader's vocabulary
By influencing the reader's emotions, attitude, and perception towards the subject matter.
What is the main difference between tone and mood?
Tone refers to the emotional atmosphere, while mood refers to the author's attitude.
Tone and mood are the same thing.
Tone and mood are both related to the author's attitude towards the subject matter.
Tone refers to the author's attitude towards the subject matter, while mood refers to the emotional atmosphere created by the text.
Which term means "the writer's attitude?
mood
tone
point of view
feeling
Mood is...
the feeling a text gives to readers.
the attitude of the writer
the point of view
the genre of a text
The tone is determined by the...
descriptions in the text
length of a written text
words and dialogue
descriptions, words and dialogue
The tone in the quote is...
melancholic
depressing
motivational
pessimistic
The mood in this passage is...
"My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time."
cheerful
scary
sad
pessimistic
The best word to describe the mood in this picture is...
calm
peaceful
depressing
optimistic
The best word to describe the mood in this picture is...
calm
peaceful
depressing
optimistic
Which tone would you use to write a letter to your grandmother?
formal and serious
serious and sad
warm and heartfelt
gloomy and pessimistic
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.
An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.
Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence below an example of personification.
The sun ______ down on the Earth.
smiled
showed
shined
