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Personification Simile Metaphor

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

The sun is shining brightly.

b)

The wind whispered through the trees.

c)

The river flowed swiftly.

d)

The dog barked loudly.

2.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

3.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

4.

The wind whispered through the trees.

Which word shows personification?

(a)  

5.

The brownies were calling my name.

a)

Personification

b)

Not Personification

6.

What is personification

a)

Giving human traits to non-human things

b)

comparing 2 unlike things

c)

a word that makes you hear sound

7.

The stars danced in the night.

a)

Not personification

b)

Personification

8.

New York City never sleeps.

a)

Personification

b)

Not Personification

9.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

10.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

11.

The sun smiled down on us.

Which word indicates personification?

(a)  

12.

Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

a)

Her heart is a stone.

b)

Her heart is an organ.

c)

His height is 6ft.

d)

He is kind.

13.

Complete the metaphor:

It cost...

a)

more than she was willing to pay.

b)

$20

c)

an arm and a leg.

14.

The car was as fast as lightning.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

simile

15.

Mia's phone buzzed with excitement, eager to show her the latest notifications.

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

16.

Lynn's voice danced through the room, filling every corner with its melody.

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

17.

Fin's laughter was like the sound of the wind rustling through autumn leaves.

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

18.

The autumn breeze whispered secrets to Mia as she walked through the park.

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

19.

The Flash is fast like lightning. This is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

20.

"Superman is a man of steel." This is an example of...

a)

a metaphor

b)

an idiom

c)

an oxymoron

d)

onomatopoeia

21.

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

22.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

A) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

b)

B) Her smile was as bright as the sun.

c)

C) The classroom was a zoo.

d)

D) The wind howled in the night.

23.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: 'Time is a thief that steals our moments.'

a)

A) Time is a thief

b)

B) Steals our moments

c)

C) Is a thief

d)

D) Our moments

24.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The leaves waved in the wind'?

a)

A) Simile

b)

B) Metaphor

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Hyperbole

25.

Which sentence is an example of personification?

a)

A) The car was as fast as lightning.

b)

B) The thunder roared angrily.

c)

C) He is a shining star.

d)

D) She is as busy as a bee.