Literary Devices Quiz
Authored by Bethany Baldwin
English
5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the theme of a story?
giving human characteristics to non-human things
The universal message of the story
comparing 2 things with like or as
the summary of a story
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a simile do?
It gives human characteristics to non-human things
It compares two things using like or as
It repeats beginning consonant sounds in 2 or more successive words
It uses sound words
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
The wheatfield was a sea of gold.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
I walked a million miles!
Zap!
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is alliteration?
An extreme exaggeration
A sound word
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in 2 or more successive words
A comparison using like or as
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hyperbole?
A lesson or advice taught through a short saying
A comparison of two things without using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
A sound word
A comparison using like or as
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
An extreme exaggeration
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a proverb?
To make a comparison using like or as
To teach a lesson or give advice
To use sound words
To give human characteristics to non-human things
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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