WorksheetsWIT Ch. 5 & 6 Vocab/Figurative Language
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does the word "perturbed" mean in the sentence: "Even Calvin did not seem perturbed."?
Excited
Unsettled
Happy
Bored
If something is "nondescript," what is it lacking?
Color
Shape
Distinctive features
Sound
Someone who listens "raptly" is:
Not paying attention
Completely fascinated
Extremely confused
Frustrated
If a noise "reverberates," what does it do?
Stops immediately
Fades away quietly
Echoes repeatedly
Becomes silent
What does "simultaneously" mean?
One after another
At the same time
Randomly
Slowly
"Then the doors of all the houses opened simultaneously, and out came women like a row of paper dolls." What type of figurative language is used?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
"The darkness seemed to seethe and writhe." What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
“The trees were lashed into a violent frenzy.” What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
“Like a great white foot, it came down and compressed the whole of her body.” What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Which sentence contains an example of hyperbole?
"The stars are alive and taking care of us."
"Meg's heart stopped beating for a moment."
"The wind whispered through the trees."
"Charles Wallace was as stubborn as a rock."
