WorksheetsFIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a great exaggeration to create emphasis or effect
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
proverb/adage
e)
hyperbole
2.
when two things are compared using like or as
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
proverb/adage
e)
hyperbole
3.
a comparison in which one thing is said to be another
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
proverb/adage
e)
hyperbole
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
7.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
8.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
9.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
10.
Simile or metaphor?
He was so scared he was as white as a ghost.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
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