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Fig. Lang. Practice

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.


Uses LIKE or AS.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

2.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.


NO like or as.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

3.

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

4.

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

5.

Words that imitate or sound like what they mean.

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

6.

An over exaggeration.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

7.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The students were as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

8.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


Maggie makes Max match many marbles.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

9.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The walker was a turtle when she made her way through the race.

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

10.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

11.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


It took me a hundred years to finish all of my homework last night.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

12.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


Boom! The fireworks cracked above in the sky to celebrate the Fourth of July.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

13.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeias that are very common at a ZOO.

a)

Rawr

b)

Glub

c)

Zip

d)

Chirp

14.

Which type of figurative language uses the words LIKE or AS?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

15.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

The lightning was at a dance party.

b)

The lightning was bad at dancing.

c)

There was a lot of lightning in the sky during a storm.

d)

There was no lightning in the sky.

16.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

a)

The car was not starting and making noises.

b)

The car was a big complainer.

c)

The car started up perfectly normal.

d)

The car hurt the person inside.

17.

Her blonde hair shined like the sun.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

18.

Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopeia

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

19.

“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopeia

d)

Alliteration

20.

The ice in the arena was as smooth as glass.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Oxymoron

21.

The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Oxymoron

22.

Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

23.

The hockey player lost his control when the puck ran across the ice.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

24.

The snow on the ski hill was powdered sugar.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

25.

The coach was as upset as a lion when his team lost the game.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

26.

Freddy French fired five fabulous free throws.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

27.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
28.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
29.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
30.
He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
31.

...the sound of the rain falling in tons and avalanches, everywhere and forever.

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

32.

The fire hungrily devoured everything in its path.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Allusion

33.
An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream" 
a)
True 
b)
False 
34.
Snap, crackle, and pop are examples of this. 
a)
Personification 
b)
Hyberbole 
c)
Onomatopeoia
d)
Simlie 
35.
The restless children were hopping about like kernels in a corn popper.
What figure of speech is this an example of?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
36.
The book was a spaceship that transported him to strange new worlds.
What figure of speech is this?
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
37.
The thunder roared and the lightning cracked during the storm.
What type of figurative language is this?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
38.
My isn't Martha's macaroni mouthwatering, madame?
What figure of speech is this?
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
39.
I have so much homework my bookbag weighs a million pounds.
Which figurative language is this?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
40.
The dolphins danced and played in the waves.
This is an example of which figure of speech?
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
41.
I'm so thirsty I could drink the Atlantic Ocean.
What figurative language is this an example of?
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
42.
Now kneel, noble knight, on your knobby knees.
This is an example of?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Alliteration
43.
Kerplop, went the rock in the pond.
This is an example of what figure of speech?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Idiom
d)
Hyperbole
44.
Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.
Which figure of speech is this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Idiom
45.
The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk in everyone's way.
Which figurative language is this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
46.

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

47.

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

48.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

She was white as a ghost

b)

Buzz

c)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers

d)

Break a leg

49.

Talking animals are an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Personification

c)

Cliche

d)

Pun

50.

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Chliche

d)

Personification

51.

Which type of figurative language is used in the following Beatles song, "Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter?"

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Cliche

52.

Define hyperbole.

a)

An overused phrase

b)

Its raining cats and dogs

c)

An over (excessive) exaggeration

d)

A comparison of two unlike things, using like or as

53.

Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two unlike things?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Cliche

54.

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

55.

He has been walking for days and days, when he has only been walking for 5 minutes is an example of:

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Cliche

d)

Hyperbole

56.

The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Cliche

d)

Idiom

57.

You have a smile that lights up the room is an example of what type of figurative language

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia

58.
This sentence is an example of what:  "I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
59.
This sentence is an example of what:  "I have a ton of homework."
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
60.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet.

a)

alliteration

b)

idiom

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

61.

These words are examples of what: Boom! Bang!

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

62.

Time marches on.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

63.

Homework is a breeze.

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

64.

The lillies in the field danced gaily in the wind.

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

65.

Lisa's lizards were leaping on her lawnchair.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

66.

He is as busy as a bee.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

67.
My stomach did a backflip.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
68.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
69.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
70.
I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
71.
The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
72.
Delaney is the sun in my life; she means everything to me.
a)
Delaney is yellow.
b)
Delaney is standing on the roof.
c)
Delaney is important to me.
73.
I'm dying to see that movie.
a)
I can wait a little longer.
b)
I don't want to see the movie.
c)
I'm excited about seeing the movie.
74.
After math class, Chou's head was spinning from all the information that would be on the test.
a)
Chou was feeling confused.
b)
Chou was feeling very confident.
c)
Chou is thinking about science class.
75.
The fog was a blanket covering the road.
a)
It was a clear, sunny day.
b)
The fog was thick.
c)
The fog was comfortable and cozy.
76.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
77.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration 
d)
A comparison 
78.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
79.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
80.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie

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