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Hoot Figurative Language

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When things are compared WITHOUT using the words like or as.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

2.

"Tom is a human calculator" is a

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

3.

When things are compared using the words like or as.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

4.

"She walked down the hall as quiet as a mouse" is an example of a

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

5.

Using an exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

6.

"She cried so long her bedroom flooded with tears" is an examples of...

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

Which sentence shows alliteration?

a)

Everyone stopped working when we heard "slam" next door

b)

Lily is a jumping bean today.

c)

Leo is as happy as a clam with his piece of cake.

d)

Silly Suzy sat in the sunny sand.

8.

This compares two things using words like or as.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

idiom

9.

“The moon was a lantern in the sky” is an example of what?

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

oxymoron

10.

Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

a)

A) Simile

b)

B) Metaphor

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Hyperbole

11.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'He was as brave as a lion'?

a)

A) Metaphor

b)

B) Simile

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Onomatopoeia

12.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

A) The leaves danced in the wind.

b)

B) The clock ticked loudly.

c)

C) She is a shining star.

d)

D) He ran like the wind.

13.

In the sentence 'The classroom was a zoo,' what figurative language is being used?

a)

A) Simile

b)

B) Metaphor

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Hyperbole

14.

What is the figurative language in: 'The stars winked at us from the night sky'?

a)

A) Simile

b)

B) Metaphor

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Hyperbole

15.

Identify the figurative language: 'Her smile was a ray of sunshine.'

a)

A) Simile

b)

B) Metaphor

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Onomatopoeia