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Determining the Meaning of Words and Phrases in a Text

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile
c)
Personification 
d)
Onomatopoeia 
2.
A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom 
d)
Allusion 
3.
When the word makes the sound as it is spelled 
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration 
c)
Figurative Language 
d)
Onomatopoeia
4.
An extreme exaggeration often used for humor 
a)
Hyperbole 
b)
Idiom 
c)
Simile
d)
Alliteration 
5.
An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Personification 
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Onomatopoeia
6.
Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words 
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Idiom 
7.
Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor 
c)
Personification 
d)
Figurative Language 
8.
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
9.

"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

10.

"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Allusion

11.

If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll die!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom

12.

"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Personification

d)

Imagery

13.

"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

14.

"She’s really in a pickle" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Imagery

b)

Idiom

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

15.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good. 
d)
I like to visit art museums.
16.

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed is an example of

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

17.

The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

a)

The car is very old.

b)

The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

c)

The car is very new.

d)

The car is made from dinosaur bones.

18.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
19.

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeic word.

Saya was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.

a)

pots

b)

clanging

c)

dishes

d)

awoke

20.

What is an example of a hyperbole?

a)

She sings like an angel.

b)

He is as sweet as candy.

c)

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

d)

Call it a day and go home.

21.

"Her new car cost an arm and a leg," is an example of?

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

alliteration

22.

The crazy car is colorful.

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

23.

"He faced the galloping hordes

A hundred bad guys with swords"



This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

24.

"She's like a spider waiting for the kill

Look out for Cruella De Vil"


This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom

25.

"Try the grey stuff, it's delicious

Don't believe me, ask the dishes.

They can sing, they can dance"


This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

26.

"Folks lined up just to watch him flex

And his perfect package

In a a pair of pretty pecs"


This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

27.

"You find the fun and SNAP,

the job's a game."


This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Idiom

28.

"I'm just a little black rain cloud. Hovering under a honey tree."


This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

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