Figurative Language and Word Roots Quiz

What is a simile?

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

• A type of language that uses only literal meanings.

• A type of language that uses only rhymes.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The siblings fight like cats and dogs.

• Amy is a night owl.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The world is a stage.

What is a metaphor?

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

• A type of language that uses only literal meanings.

• A type of language that uses only rhymes.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Amy is a night owl.

• The siblings fight like cats and dogs.

• Jasper’s eyes shone as bright as the sun.

• Lena is as quiet as a mouse.

What does the prefix "dis-" mean?

• Opposite of, not

• Again

• Full of

• Without

What does the prefix "non-" mean?

• Opposite of, not

• Again

• Full of

• Without

What does the prefix "un-" mean?

• Opposite of, not

• Again

• Full of

• Without

What does the prefix "re-" mean?

• Again

• Opposite of, not

• Full of

• Without

What does the suffix "ed-" indicate?

• Happened in the past

• Currently happening in the present

• Full of

• Without

What does the suffix "ing-" indicate?

• Currently happening in the present

• Happened in the past

• Full of

• Without