Figurative Language Quiz
1. Draw a line to match the description to the correct figurative language term.
• simile
an exaggeration
• metaphor
a word that sounds like the thing or action
it is describing
• personification
to give human characteristics to an object
or an animal
• idiom
to compare two items using “like” or “as”
• hyperbole
a comparison where one thing is said to
be another
• onomatopoeia
a phrase that means something other than
its literal meaning
2. Label the sentence with the correct figurative language term.
hyperbole
personification
idiom
The two sisters were attached at the hip.
“Your backpack weighs a ton!” said Tristan.
The bed groaned when she lay down.
3. Complete the simile.
Christopher was as quiet as .
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Figurative Language Quiz Answers
1. Draw a line to match the description to the correct figurative language term.
• simile
an exaggeration
• metaphor
a word that sounds like the thing or action
it is describing
• personification
to give human characteristics to an object or
an animal
• idiom
to compare two items using “like” or “as”
• hyperbole
a comparison where one thing is said to
be another
• onomatopoeia
a phrase that means something other than
its literal meaning
2. Label the sentence with the correct figurative language term.
idiom
hyperbole
personification
The two sisters were attached at the hip.
“Your backpack weighs a ton!” said Tristan.
The bed groaned when she lay down.
3. Complete the simile.
Accept any answers that demonstrate understanding of how a simile is formed.
Answers may include: Christopher was as quiet as a mouse; Christopher was
as quiet as a whisper; Christopher was as quiet as a sleeping puppy.
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