Figurative Language Identification Quiz (1)

Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?

• The sun peeked through the clouds.

• I've told you a thousand times to clean your room.

• The clock ticked steadily.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the sentence that uses onomatopoeia.

• The leaves rustled in the breeze.

• The stars twinkled in the night sky.

• The mountain stood tall and silent.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence is an example of alliteration?

• The river flowed gently.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• The dog barked loudly.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentences.

• Her voice was music to his ears.

• The cat was as quiet as a mouse.

• The wind howled like a wolf.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence contains a simile?

• The world is a canvas.

• He ran as fast as lightning.

• The night was a blanket of stars.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The car zoomed down the street.

• The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.

• The cake was a mountain of chocolate.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the sentence that uses hyperbole.

• The book was a mile high.

• The rain tapped on the window.

• The sun set in the west.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The bees buzzed in the garden.

• The sky was a deep blue.

• The grass was a green carpet.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the sentence that uses alliteration.

• The calm sea was a mirror.

• Timmy took tiny turtles to town.

• The wind whispered softly.

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• Her eyes were like diamonds.

• The classroom was a battlefield.

• The dog wagged its tail happily.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4