The Watsons Go to Birmingham Figurative Language

Quiz
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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
+10
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A piece of figurative language that compares two unlike items using like or as is a:
simile
metaphor
personifiction
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is defined as a nonhuman object that takes on human like qualities?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kind of figurative language is this and why?
This is a hyperbole because the narrator exaggerates the temperature of the water.
This is personification because Kenny gives the water human characteristics to be cool like a person.
This is a simile because the narrator is comparing the water to the color blue.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“…Momma’s scream made me jump nearly to the magnolia’s top branch.” What was Kenny expressing in this hyperbole?
a. how his momma’s scream scared him so much that he jumped up
b. how loud his mom commanded him to climb to the top of the magnolia tree
c. how high he climbed the magnolia tree
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is used when a comparison is made without using 'like' or 'as'?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham', which figurative language technique is used to give human traits to non-human things?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the figurative language: 'The car groaned as it climbed the hill.'
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
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