FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Instructions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and identify the
literary/sound device used.
1. "Clouds come hurrying with the wind, / Like a plague of locusts." What figure of speech
is present in comparing clouds to locusts using the word "like"?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Onomatopoeia
(Answer: B - Simile)
2. In the line "The wind whistles through the tall trees," the author gives the wind the
human ability to whistle. What figure of speech is this?
A. Personification
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Alliteration
(Answer: A - Personification)
3. Which of the following lines demonstrates Onomatopoeia?
A. The sky was dark as night.
B. Rumble, tremble, and crack went the thunder!
C. The rain is a heavy blanket.
D. Fierce winds wild and free.
(Answer: B - Onomatopoeia)
4. The phrase "Whirling wind winds through the woods" repeats the initial consonant sound
/w/. This is an example of:
A. Simile
B. Alliteration
C. Hyperbole
D. Metaphor
(Answer: B - Alliteration)
5. Why do we study figures of speech in Afro-Asian stories and poems?
A. To check for spelling errors.
B. To understand the author's feelings and shared cultural traits like being strong
and united.
C. To make the reading shorter.
D. To change the history of the country.
(Answer: B - To understand the author's feelings and shared cultural traits like
being strong and united.)