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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE QUIZ

Authored by Courtney Taylor

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE QUIZ
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Lucky lady" is an example of what?

metaphor 
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"The city was a jungle." is an example of what?

Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Chicago is a city that is as fierce as a dog with fangs." is an example of what?

Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Boom" is an example of what?

metaphor
personification
simile
onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"The sunshine threw his hat away." is an example of what?

Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Opportunity extended its hands to me." is an example of what?

Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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