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Figurative Language

Quiz by Darlene Hayes

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    Why do authors use figurative language?
    To confuse the reader.
    To help the reader make a word picture.
    To add more words.
    30s
  • Q2
    What is figurative language?
    Another word for sign language.
    Words that mean something different.
    A foreign language.
    Language used in math to figure out word problems.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which one is a simile?
    The sun was a bright star.
    He was so hungry he could eat a horse.
    The kitten was as cute as a button.
    Crash! Bang!
    30s
  • Q4
    Which one is a hyperbole?
    I went out to paint the town red.
    The fox is a sly animal.
    If I told you once, I told you a million times!
    The green meadow was beautiful in the morning sunlight.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which one is a metaphor?
    The moon is a bright glow in the dark sky.
    The dog said to the cat, "I will catch you next time!"
    I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
    30s
  • Q6
    Which one is an onomatopoeia?
    The bright sun left a golden glow over the mountains.
    You are my sunshine.
    A penny saved is a penny earned.
    Crash! Bang!
    30s
  • Q7
    Which sentence is an example of imagery?
    The rabbit was talking to his friend, the chipmunk.
    The song on the radio played forever.
    The bright blue sky had a few white, fluffy clouds floating in it.
    I hope you break a leg at the play.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which one of these is an idiom?
    It is raining cats and dogs today!
    He is a sly fox.
    The lady next door has a million cats!
    She is as skinny as a pole.
    30s
  • Q9
    Which one is an example of personification?
    The spider made a web in the barn.
    The big bad wolf blew down the house.
    The horse jumped over the fence.
    The groundhog came out of its hole.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which one is an example of an adage?
    I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
    Break a leg!
    Crash! Bang!
    30s

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