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Figurative Language Challenge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She is as brave as a lion. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

She is as fast as a cheetah

d)

Metaphor

2.

In the heat of the moment, he lost his cool. Identify the figurative language in this sentence.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

3.

The wind whispered through the trees. What type of figurative language is present here?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

4.

Her smile was a ray of sunshine. What figurative language is used to describe her smile?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

5.

I've told you a million times to clean your room! What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

6.

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. Identify the figurative language in this sentence.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

7.

Time creeps up on you when you least expect it. What type of figurative language is used here?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

8.

The world is a stage. What type of figurative language is present in this sentence?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

9.

He was as tall as a skyscraper. Identify the figurative language in this sentence.

a)

as wide as a river

b)

as tall as a skyscraper

c)

as fast as a cheetah

d)

as bright as the sun

10.

The flowers nodded their heads in agreement. What type of figurative language is used here?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

11.

She's as busy as a bee. What type of figurative language is present in this sentence?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

12.

The thunder growled like an angry beast. Identify the figurative language in this sentence.

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

13.

The sun peeked over the horizon. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

14.

The car was a rocket speeding down the highway. What figurative language is used to describe the car?

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

15.

The tree branches reached out to touch the sky. What type of figurative language is present here?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

16.

I could eat a horse right now! What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

17.

The city never sleeps. Identify the figurative language in this sentence.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

18.

The raindrops danced on the rooftop. What type of figurative language is used here?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

19.

The book was a passport to another world. What figurative language is used to describe the book?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

20.

He's a real couch potato. What type of figurative language is present in this sentence?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia