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Figurative Language Review
Test Description: Review of simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, hyperbole, and personification
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) An outrageous exaggeration is also known as:
A
Metaphor
B
Hyperbole
C
Simile
D
Onomatopoeia
2) Which of the following is an example of simile?
A
The moon was a lamp in the darkness of the sky.
B
The moonlight lit up the entire sky.
C
The moon shined down on us like a beacon in the dark night.
D
The moon laughed as we looked up at the sky.
3) What is it called when a writer gives human characteristics to an animal or object?
A
Personification
B
Idiom
C
Hyperbole
D
Simile
4) What is a good definition of figurative language?
A
A series of words or phrases that have matching definitions.
B
Something an author does when he or she wants to confuse you.
C
Language that does not make sense unless you think really hard about it.
D
The use of a word or phrase to mean something other than its literal meaning.
5) The sentence Sally sells seashells by the seashore is an example of:
A
Personification
B
Idiom
C
Metaphor
D
Alliteration
6) What is the definition of idiom?
A
Repeating consonant sounds in a sentence or passage.
B
Comparison of two different things using like or as.
C
A sentence in which none of the words make any sense.
D
A phrase that has an understood meaning which is different from its literal meaning.
7) Which of the following is an example of hyperbole:
A
The clock hands seemed to move more slowly each second.
B
All of the students in class yawned like sleepy cats.
C
It took an eternity for class to end.
D
The teacher kept talking for a really long time.
8) A comparison using like or as is:
A
A simile
B
A metaphor
C
Alliteration
D
A contrast
9) When an author uses a word that resembles the sound it describes, this is called:
A
Idiom
B
Onomatopoeia
C
Personification
D
Sound effects
10) The phrase 'let them off the hook' is an example of:
A
Humor
B
Idiom
C
Metaphor
D
Onomatopoeia
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