Figurative Language - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which sentence contains a simile?

Rachel smiled like the Cheshire cat.

Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.

Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln.

Farewell, my fair-headed friend.

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The kid was a young Albert Einstein. This sentence uses_______?

onomatopoeia

alliteration

metaphor

idiom

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Bonnie briefly brushed the baby's hair. This sentence uses_____?

alliteration

onomatopoeia

personification

idiom

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

pour

zap

reach

feel

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A hyperbole is an ______.

exaggeration

alliteration

idiom

real action

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which sentence uses personification?

The woman looked as if she were 1,000 years old.

The fire hungrily ate the house.

Where is the wicked witch?

The tiger purred like my cat.

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Personification is a figure of speech that_____.

makes a comparison using "like" or "as"

exaggerates for humorous or dramatic effect

gives a nonhuman thing a human trait or ability

uses a word that sounds like what it means

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is personification?

My sister is a volcano when she is angry!

My angry sister screamed loud enough to wake the neighbors.

Bang! My sister slammed the door in my face and left me standing outside, alone.

Anger gripped my sister's heart in its firm fist.

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

It would take a thousand years to finish this book. This sentence is an example of____?

hyperbole

idiom

personification

alliteration

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

The forest slept on and on in her silent slumber.

All around us, the air was still.

High above the trees, the sky was like a white blanket

We heard nothing, not even the early morning chips of the birds.

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Lucy asks her cousin if he is going to her birthday party. He says, "It's up in the air." What does that mean?

He is going to the party.

He is not going to the party.

He hasn't decided if he is going to the party.

Lucy's party is in the sky.

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

"I am going to catch some z's" is an example of_______?

idiom

personification

simile

metaphor

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What does it mean if something costs an arm and a leg?

It is cheap to buy.

It is expensive to buy.

It is free.

It costs a few limbs.

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Similes and metaphors both________.

use the words "like" or "as"

compare

rhyme in a poem

make a story dull

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

The thunder was loud.

The thunder boomed and rumbled.

The thunder growled and the windows shook.

The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is a metaphor?

The boy was upset at himself.

The boy was a tornado of emotion.

The boy said he's die of shame.

The boy did not like what he'd done.

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Tony ran like a cheetah. Is an example of______.

simile

metaphor

personification

idiom

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Finish the simile: The crayons melted in the sun like_______.

ice cream

turtle

sun

thunder

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Amy's tears were a river. What does this metaphor mean?

Amy cried a river.

Amy's tears had fish.

Amy cried a lot.

Amy didn't cry a lot.

20.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The crayons waited eagerly, hoping Jenny would use them again. What is the object being personified? What is the human action?

Jenny, waited

crayons, use

Jenny, eager

Crayons, waited eagerly

21.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The wilted flowers begged for water. Which object is being personified? What is the human action?

wilted, begged

flowers, water

flowers, begged

wilted, water

22.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The toys dreaded playtime at the daycare. Which object is being personified? Which human action is being given?

toys, daycare

toys, playtime

toys, dreaded

daycare, dreaded

23.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Boom, crack, bang are all examples of which figurative language?

idiom

personification

onomatopoeia

alliteration

24.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Please pass the plastic plate. Is an example of __________.

personification

alliteration

idiom

metaphor

25.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

My dad snores louder than a freight train. Is an example of_____.

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

26.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

I could eat a million of grandma's chocolate chip cookies. Is an example of_________.

hyperbole

simile

personification

metaphor

27.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

It's raining cats and dogs. Is an example of_______.

idiom

personification

alliteration

hyperbole

28.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Tommy took two tomatoes. Is an example of______.

alliteration

hyperbole

simile

idiom

29.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Splat, splash, squish are examples of_________.

idiom

onomatopoeia

personification

simile

30.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Jenna's scream was like a siren. Is an example of______.

simile

metaphore

personification

alliteration

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