Name:_________________________________ Date:________________________ Period:____________ Figurative Language Quiz
Directions: Circle the correct letter to indicate the type of figurative language given in each sentence. 1) Her face is like a sunbeam. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 2) The tropical storm slept for two days. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 3) I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home! A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 4) I was so hungry that I even ate my plate and fork. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia Name:_________________________________ Date:________________________ Period:____________ 5) The refrigerator door groaned as I opened it to check for a snack. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 6) My father is the sun and moon to me. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 7) The fireworks went “bam!” as they exploded across the sky. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 8) He was a library of information about baseball. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 9) The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia Name:_________________________________ Date:________________________ Period:____________ 10) The cup went smash when it fell off the table. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 11) The grass cheered as the rain came and chased the drought away. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 12) The waterfall was a crystal curtain. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 13) The phone danced as it rang. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia 14) Emilie swept the dirt into the dustpan. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia Name:_________________________________ Date:________________________ Period:____________ 15) The cat was like a hunter, stalking its prey. A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. Onomatopoeia Directions: Write a sentence that shows each of the kinds of figurative language: 16) Simile:_____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 17) Metaphor:_________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Personification:__________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 19) Hyperbole:________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 20) Onomatopoeia:___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________