Grade 8 Figurative Language Quizizz

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.

simile

metaphor

hyperbole

personification

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

simile

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.

personification

hyperbole

metaphor

simile

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.

Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.

After the game, a tornado hit.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.

Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.

Shawn would do anything for Angela.

Angela is really pretty.

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.

personification

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

personification

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Identify the Simile below...

The tree danced in the wind.

She is as tall as a tree!

That cat is the devil.

My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

personification

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

a metaphor

an idiom

an oxymoron

onomatopoeia

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

"That man is a walking dictionary." This is an example of...

simile

metaphor

personification

alliteration

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

"The sun smiled down on me." is an example of what?

idiom

simile

hyperbole

personification

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

"Bang! The gun made a loud noise after I shot it." is an example of what?

repetition

oxymoron

end rhyme

onomatopoeia

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