Figurative Language Quiz

Sentence: “She is as graceful as a swan.” What does this phrase mean?

• She moves awkwardly.

• She is clumsy when walking.

• She moves smoothly and beautifully.

• She likes birds.

Sentence: “Her smile is sunshine.” What does this metaphor mean?

• Her smile is bright and cheerful.

• Her smile is hot.

• Her smile looks yellow.

• Her smile hurts your eyes.

Sentence: “The wind whispered through the trees.” What does this phrase mean?

• The wind made a soft, quiet sound.

• The wind was shouting.

• The trees were alive.

• The wind was invisible.

Sentence: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.” What does this exaggeration mean?

• The person eats animals.

• The person is really hungry.

• The person doesn’t like horses.

• The person just ate a horse.

Phrase: “It’s a piece of cake.” What does this idiom mean?

• It’s very sweet.

• It’s very easy.

• It tastes good.

• It’s confusing.

Sentence: “Seven snakes silently slithered south.” What does this sentence show?

• Snakes can talk.

• The words all rhyme.

• Several words start with the same sound.

• Snakes sleep in the south.

Word: “Buzz” What does this word do?

• It describes a feeling.

• It sounds like the noise it represents.

• It is a type of animal.

• It is a kind of fruit.