WorksheetsFigurative Language Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of figurative language is being used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
2.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?*
a)
She ran as fast as lightning
b)
The stars winked in the night sky
c)
Time is money
3.
What does alliteration mean?*
a)
Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
b)
Giving human qualities to non-human things
c)
Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words
4.
In the phrase 'The cake was so good, it was to die for', what type of figurative language is used?
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
5.
Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?*
a)
The leaves danced in the breeze
b)
Her hair was a flowing golden river
c)
The bees buzzed around the flowers
6.
What type of figurative language compares two unlike things WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
7.
In the sentence 'The flowers nodded their heads in the gentle breeze', what figurative language is used?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
8.
Which of these is an example of alliteration?
a)
The sly fox jumped over the lazy dog
b)
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
c)
The early bird catches the worm
9.
What does the idiom 'It's raining cats and dogs' mean?
a)
It's raining very heavily
b)
Cats and dogs are falling from the sky
c)
It's a nice day outside
10.
In the phrase 'The stars danced in the night sky', what type of figurative language is used?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
11.
Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
a)
Life is a rollercoaster
b)
The wind howled outside
c)
She sings like an angel
12.
What type of figurative language is used in 'I've told you a million times to clean your room'?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Hyperbole
13.
Which sentence contains onomatopoeia?
a)
The leaves rustled in the wind
b)
Time flies when you're having fun
c)
The old man was as wise as an owl
14.
In the phrase 'The car coughed and sputtered before it died', what type of figurative language is used?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
15.
A small crowed gathered on the street is an example of
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
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