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10thgrade
Hyperbole, metaphor, simile and personification
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- 1. Multiple Choice
She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Idiom
- 2. Multiple Choice
I was so angry that I kicked an elephant all the way to Mars!
Hyperbole
Idiom
Personification
Metaphor
Similie
- 3. Multiple Choice
Pepsi, it gives you wings.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEthan’s smile is a mile wide.MetaphorSimilePersonificationHyperbole
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to non human things
Similar sounds
Compares two things using like or as
- 6. Multiple Choice
Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language is being used?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!
metaphor
simile
idiom
hyperbole
- 7. Multiple ChoiceI'm so hungry I could eat a cow.HyperboleNot hyperbole
- 8. Multiple ChoiceI have a ton of things to do!Not hyperboleHyperbole
- 9. Multiple ChoiceChoose the answer that is not a hyperbole.My house is as big as North America.My brother is smaller than a seed.I ate a truck-full of food.I'm taller then you.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIt was so cold, I saw polar bears putting on jackets.HyperboleSimile
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMary is feeling a little under the weather.HyperboleIdiom
- 12. Multiple ChoiceI have a million things to do today, I don't know how I will get them all done.HyperboleIdiom
- 13. Multiple ChoicePick the hyperbole below:Can't you get this question correct?Mr. Smith is older than the hills.I went skating last Tuesday.Marcella was very, very cold.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceDetermine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.similemetaphor - 15. Multiple ChoiceDetermine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
He was a rock and would not budge on the issue.similemetaphor - 16. Multiple ChoiceDetermine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The children were puppets, merely doing what they were told.similemetaphor - 17. Multiple ChoiceDetermine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The crocodile’s teeth were daggers, ready to chomp down on a meal.similemetaphor - 18. Multiple ChoiceDetermine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The statement, “No homework today,” was music to the students’ ears.similemetaphor - 19. Multiple ChoiceDetermine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Jamela’s hair was smooth as silk after getting it straightened at the hair salon.similemetaphor - 20. Multiple Choice
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
- 21. Multiple Choice
He was as blind as a bat.
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
- 22. Multiple Choice
The girl was cunning like a fox.
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
- 23. Multiple Choice
My neighbor has lived in his house since the Stone Age.
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
- 24. Multiple Choice
She was as brave as a lion.
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
- 25. 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.
- 26. 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. - 27. Multiple ChoiceCarla put her foot in her mouth really means...Carla takes yoga classes.She said something embarrassing.Carla ate a snack.
- 28. 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.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the metaphorMy heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.My heart is a muscle.My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.My heart is like a muscle.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceSimile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.similemetaphor - 31. Multiple ChoiceSimile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.similemetaphor - 32. Multiple ChoiceThe best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?friends to peasfriends to podspeas to podsbest to friends - 33. Multiple ChoiceThe baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.
What does the metaphor mean above?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. - 34. Multiple Choice
what is a metaphor
when someone compares you to something without saying like or as
when you say a hint to someone
when you compare with someone saying like
an exaggeration to make a point
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly."best friend" and "secrets""diary'' and "secrets""Diary" and "her best friend""her" and "diary" - 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets.Her best friend was writing in her diary.Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secretsHer secrets weren't safe in her diary.Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. - 37. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the metaphor.Fruit is fuel for healthy body.He was as tall as a skyscraper.He was as fast as a cheetah.The toddler was like a wild monkey.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the metaphor.He was as slow as a snail.Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest.She ran like the wind.That building is as old as the pyramids.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceShe is on a roller coaster of emotions.she's having funshe's scaredshe is having lots of different feelingsshe's going to vomit soon
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe comparison of two unlike things using like or as is a:similemetaphorpersonification
- 41. Multiple ChoiceA comparison of two unlike things without using like or as is a:similemetaphorpersonification
- 42. Multiple Choice
Giving human characteristics to non-human things is:
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
- 43. Multiple Choice
The water called invitingly to Ayden.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe rusty door hinge screamed every time Dorothy opened the door.similemetaphorpersonification
- 45. Multiple Choice"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?The wallsThe screamThe roomThe orange - 46. Multiple Choice"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?WhistlingHappinessWalkingHiking - 47. Multiple Choice"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."
What is being personified?The lumberjackThe treesThe chainsawThe song - 48. Multiple Choice
Hermione was like a walking dictionary.
simile
metaphor
personification
- 49. Multiple Choice
Katniss's bravery lit the flame of revolution.
simile
metaphor
personification
- 50. Multiple Choice
The train screamed down the tracks.
simile
metaphor
personification
- 51. Multiple Choice
The Beast looked like a bear and a lion at the same time.
simile
metaphor
personification
- 52. Multiple Choice
The space ship drifted lazily toward the planet.
simile
metaphor
personification
- 53. Multiple Choice
Belle's tears threatened to choke her, but she took a deep breath.
simile
metaphor
personification
- 54. Multiple Choice
Tris was scared and turned white as a sheet.
simile
metaphor
personification
- 55. Multiple Choice
Fred and George believe that the rules are begging to be broken.
simile
metaphor
personification
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