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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an idiom?The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.An exaggeration.Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceI am dying of shame is an example of...MetaphorPersonificationSimileHyperbole
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...A hyperbole/personificationA metaphor/personificationA simile/metaphorPersonification/Onomatopoeia
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a simile?Comparing two unlike things without using like and asComparing two things in a textComparing two unlike things using like and asNone of the above
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The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...MetaphorSimileAlliterationOnomatopoeia - 6. Multiple ChoiceIt happened once in a blue moon is an example of a(n)...IdiomHyperbolePersonificationAlliteration
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is personificationGiving human qualities to a humanGiving non living qualities to living thingsComparing something to a nonliving thing.Giving human qualities to a non human things
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of an alliteration?The vase flew off of the shelf.Powerful pandas punch parrots.The plant liked to fly.I like to eat pie
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOnomatopoeia is...An exaggerated statementA sound effectA comparison of two things using like or asThe use of a word associated with a sound.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceI was so tired after school, I slept for a month!hyperbolesimilealliterationmetaphor
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.The car is very old.The car was truly made in prehistoric times.The car is very new.
- 12. Multiple Choice"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______MetaphorPersonificationAlliterationOnomatopoeia
- 13. Multiple Choice"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______simile and personificationpersonificationsimilemetaphor
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?Take-off!Pow!Blast!Fly
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAn extreme exaggeration used for effectmetaphorpersonificationhyperbolesimile
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...MetaphorSimileAlliterationOnomatopoeia
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is personification?comparing two things using like or asgiving human traits to objects or ideasa dramatic exaggerationa word that resemebles the sound it represents
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is alliteration?giving human traits to objects or ideasa phrase that means something else than what it saysrepeating the same initial sound in neighboring wordsa contradictory phrase
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an onomatopoeia?a word that resembles the sound it makescomparing two things using like or asa dramatic exaggerationcomparing two things by saying one is the other
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a hyperbole?comparing two things using like or asan extreme exaggerationgiving human traits to objects or ideaswords or phrases that are contradictory
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a simile?a phrase that means something else than what it sayscomparing two things by saying one is the othercomparing two things by using like or asa word that resembles the sound it represents
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an idiom?a pharse that means something else than what it sayscomparing two things using like or asan extreme exagerationgiving human traits to objects or ideas
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a metaphor?comparing two things using like or asrepeating the same inital sound in neighboring wordsa phrase that means something else than what it sayscomparing two things by saying one is the other
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.oxymoronpersonificationalliterationonomatopoeia - 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.hyperbolealliterationonomatopoeiaoxymoron - 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.personificationalliterationmetaphorsimile - 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.metaphoroxymoronsimilehyperbole - 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.personificationonomatopoeiahyperbolemetaphor - 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.hyperboleoxymoronalliterationonomatopoeia - 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.personificationidiomhyperbolemetaphor - 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.personificationidiomhyperbolemetaphor - 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.similemetaphorhyperbolealliteration - 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!personificationalliterationhyperboleoxymoron - 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Darcy daringly dove down the deep ditch.alliterationhyperboleonomatopoeiapersonification - 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The run down house looked depressed.personificationidiomalliterationhyperbole - 36. Multiple ChoiceShe is as cute as a kitten.metaphorsimilepersonification
- 37. Multiple ChoiceIt's raining cats and dogs!hyperboleonomatopoeiaidiom
- 38. Multiple ChoiceBang! Splash! Boing! Crash!alliterationonomatopoeiametaphor
- 39. Multiple ChoiceMy dad is a bear in the morning.metaphoralliterationhyperbole
- 40. Multiple ChoiceMy dad is a bear in the morning.metaphoralliterationhyperbole
- 41. Multiple ChoiceI'm so hungry I could eat a horse.idiomhyperbolepersonification
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe leaves danced across the lawn.personificationidiomsimile
- 43. Multiple ChoicePeter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepperssimilehyperbolealliteration
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThey fought like cats and dogs.metaphorsimileidiom
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe wind was an angry witch.onomatopoeiaidiommetaphor
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe sun smiled down upon the children as they played outside.hyperboleidiompersonification
- 47. Multiple ChoiceMy backpack weighs a ton!hyperbolemetaphoronomatopoeia
- 48. Multiple ChoiceMy backpack weighs a ton!hyperbolemetaphoronomatopoeia
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe bee buzzed through the air.simileonomatopoeiametaphor
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe children have ants in their pants.personificationidiommetaphor
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWill watched Wanda water the weeping willow.alliterationmetaphoridiom
- 52. Multiple ChoiceIt took ten million years to get to Florida.similehyperbolepersonification
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"Photography is one of my hobbies.I own an expensive camera.Photos of me are always really good.I like to visit art museums. - 54. Multiple ChoiceThe car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.The car is very old.The car was truly made in prehistoric times.The car is very new.
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat'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. - 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat'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. - 57. Multiple ChoiceCarla put her foot in her mouth really means...Carla takes yoga classes.She said something embarrassing.Carla ate a snack.
- 58. Multiple ChoiceShe is walking on eggshells means...She is learning how to walk.She is in the chicken coop.She is trying not to upset anyone.
- 59. Multiple ChoiceSit tightDon't moveTo hurryTo sit in a small chair
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it really mean: "She was pulling my leg."She grabbed my leg and tugged on it.She hurt my leg.She was joking with me.
- 61. Multiple ChoiceAt twelve years old, Jenna is like a blooming flower.Jenna is growing up.Jenna is about to run away from home.Jenna is very sick.
- 62. Multiple ChoiceAt the recital, Olivia's fingers danced over the keyboard.Olivia was a weak piano player.Olivia didn't know how to play; she just pounded the keys.Olivia played the piano easily and beautifully.
- 63. Multiple ChoiceSally is the sun in my lifeSally is yellow.Sally is standing on the roof.Sally is important to me.
- 64. Multiple ChoiceThe definition of oxymoron is....where two words contradict themselves put together make a sensible phrasewhere you give a nonhuman thing human charateristicscomparing two things using like or ascomparing two things without using like or as
- 65. Multiple ChoiceThe definition of a pun is...an exaggerationis a play on wordswhere two or more words repeat the same letter at the beginning of the wordwhere two or more sounds repeat within the sentence
- 66. Multiple ChoiceAn example of an oxymoron is..Pretty stupidSally sold sea shells by the sea shoreSmall crowdI'm so hungry I could eat a horse
- 67. Multiple ChoiceAn example of a pun is...Pretty uglyHe is as fast as lightningYou are garbage at this gameTime flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana
- 68. Multiple ChoiceAn idiom isa phrase that doesn't have a literal or predictive meaninga phrase that is supposed to be taken literallywhen an idiot takes this testa phrase that has several meanings
- 69. Multiple ChoiceAn example of an idiom is...Whatever floats your boatHow much wood would a woodchuck chuck is a wood chuck could chuck woodYou are as slow as a snailThe forest was deep and dark
- 70. Multiple ChoiceThe idiom, "Its raining cats and dogs" means..Its actually raining cats and dogs outsideIt is rainingIts raining really hard outsideThe weather is perfect
- 71. Multiple ChoiceThe idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means..Every cloud is outlined in silverIt was a great movie with Jennifer LawrenceEven difficult days will turn out for the betterMove on with life
- 72. Multiple ChoiceThe idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means..Every cloud is outlined in silverIt was a great movie with Jennifer LawrenceEven difficult days will turn out for the betterMove on with life
- 73. Multiple ChoiceThe following pun is a pun because...Cheetah as in cheater, and lion as in lyingCheetahs and lions can't talkThis joke is stupid
- 74. Multiple ChoiceComparing two things using like or as is a...metaphorsimilepersonificationhyperbole
- 75. Multiple ChoiceComparing two things without using like or as is a...hyperbolemetaphorsimileidiom
- 76. Multiple ChoicePersonification iscomparing two things using like or ascomparing two things without using like or asgiving nonhuman things human characteristicsan exaggeration
- 77. Multiple ChoiceAn over exaggeration is called ahyperboleidiompersonificationpun
- 78. Multiple ChoiceAssonance is whenthe sound of the vowel is repeated in multiple words in a sentencethe beginning letter of a word is repeated multiple times in a sentence
- 79. Multiple ChoiceAlliteration is whenthe sound of the vowel is repeated in multiple words in a sentencethe beginning letter of a word is repeated multiple times in a sentence
- 80. Multiple ChoiceOnomatopoeiaare words that sound like what they arewords that rhymecomparing two things using like or aswhere two words contradict themselves put together make a sensible phrase
- 81. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of..a pun on wordsan idioma hyperbolea metaphor
- 82. Multiple ChoiceI didn't come into work today because I'm literally dying... is an example ofa metaphora simileonomatopoeiaa hyperbole
- 83. Multiple ChoiceA very common type of irony ismetaphorsimilesarcasmMs. Bayer this test is stupid, stop.
- 84. Multiple ChoiceAn example of an oxymoron is..Seriously funnyPeter PanRunning against the windHit the road
- 85. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the following simile really mean: I am as hungry as a bear!The speaker has been eating all day.The speaker doesn't have to eat any time soon.The speaker is incredibly hungry.The bear has eaten the speaker.
- 86. Multiple ChoicePersonification is used in this sentence to communicate what meaning: The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.that the players are not in controlthat the ball has legshow uncoordinated the player isthat the ball had a mind of its own and bounced out of the player's hands
- 87. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the writer use the following simile: Love gives me wings!To show that love turns them into a birdTo show that love makes them feel lightTo show that love is the same as Red BullTo show that love makes anything possible
- 88. Multiple ChoiceWhat imapct does the following hyperbole have on the reader? I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!The reader understands how tired the speaker isThe reader understands how long the speaker is capable of sleepingThe reader had a good idea that the speaker is lazyThe reader understands how little sleep teenagers get
- 89. Multiple ChoiceWhat is meant by the following metaphor / personification combo? The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest.The snowballs were mutant and attacking the speakerThe snowballs were painful as they hit the speaker's chestThe snowballs were being launched from gunsThe speaker is in a snowball fight
- 90. Multiple ChoiceThe writer uses personificaiton in the following line to convey what meaning? The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.To show that the test taker was running out of timeTo make the sentence more interestingTo make the reader think the setting is make believeTo express that the test is so stressful the person is hallucinating
- 91. Multiple ChoiceThe baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.
What message does this metaphor convey?The baby girl's smile made other people happy.When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.The baby never smiled.The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. - 92. Multiple ChoiceThe fog crept across the lake - the writer used personification to convey what message?To convey that it was very foggyTo convey that the fog was on the lake and add to the toneTo convey that the fog moved eerily on the lake and add to the moodTo convey the setting
- 93. Multiple ChoiceThe dropped package skidded like an Olympic bobsled across the icy sidewalk.
Hoe does this simile impact the reader's understanding?The reader understands that the setting is winterThe reader understands how large the package wasThe reader understands how smoothly the package was slidingThe reader understands that there is a new Olympic event - 94. Multiple ChoiceWhat message does the following metaphor convey? Sally is the sun in my life.It conveys that Sally is yellow.It conveys that Sally is standing on the roof.It conveys that Sally is important to the speaker.It conveys that Sally is far way from the speaker.
- 95. Multiple ChoiceThe writer use the following metaphor to convey what message? The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.It conveys that stars are expensive.To show the reader that the stars are not out tonight.To explain that the stars were bright and sparkling.To convey that the setting is in the country away from city lights.
- 96. Multiple ChoiceThe simile: I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race shows the reader......how scared the speaker was...that the speaker really enjoys horse racing...how quickly the speaker was moving...that the speaker was late for a meeting
- 97. Multiple ChoiceJuana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is meant by this simile?Juana had something in her eyeJuana's eyes moved smoothly back and forthJuana had a hard time seeing in her glassesJuana is really a cat waiting to eat the fish
- 98. Multiple ChoiceWhat impact does the following alliteration have on the reader? ...the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curatin.Helps the reader understand that the mood is creepyHelps the reader hear the movement of the curtainsHelps the reader see how the curtain was moving
- 99. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the purpose of the alliteration in the following line: What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore meant in croaking "Nevermore."To make it a tongue twister for the readerMany of the words begin with / contain a "g" sound at the startTo draw the reader's attention to all the adjectives that describe the bird
- 100. Multiple Choice"Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...hyperbolesymbolsonomatopoeiametaphor - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags