Determining the Meaning of Words and Phrases in a Text

An exaggeration of statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally is a _________________.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

I am a combination of words that has a meaning which is different from the meaning of its separate words. What am I? Type your answer.

I give attributes of personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human. I am a/an ____________________.

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

Which word or phrase could be used in place of the underlined idiom in the following sentence? 'Everyone will look up to him in science.

• respect

• be proud of

• help

• question

Which is the BEST idiom that can be used in place of the underlined word in the sentence? 'He was worried by his reading comprehension problems.'

• shaken up

• held hostage

• a bundle of nerves

• a nervous wreck

The shadow of the moon danced on the lake is an example of

• hyperbole

• idiom

• personification

• metaphor

'The long road to his home was a twisting snake, with no visible end.' This means that the road was long and had many corners and turns.

• true

• false

He's running faster that the wind is an example of a ________________.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

'I am so hungry, I could eat a horse' means that I can eat the same amount of meat that a horse has.

• true

• false

Which of the following are examples of figurative language?

• simile and onomatopoeia

• metaphor and alliteration

• hyperbole and personification

• idioms