Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

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The clouds were as fluffy as cotton candy.

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The moon is a white pearl.

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He eats like a horse.

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The coffee was so hot it could melt steel.

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The tree branches danced in the wind.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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The sun was shining brightly.

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The rain poured down like cats and dogs.

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He ran as fast as a cheetah.

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Her smile was as radiant as the sun.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

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His heart is a stone.

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The thunder roared in the distance.

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They fought like cats and dogs.

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She laughed like a hyena.

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The flowers bloomed in the spring.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

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The bee buzzed around the flowers.

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He felt as light as a feather.

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The stars twinkled in the night sky.

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The raindrops fell softly on the roof.

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Her voice was music to his ears.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

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I've told you a million times to clean your room!

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Her voice was as sweet as honey.

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The waves crashed against the shore.

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He was as hungry as a bear.

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The sun is shining brightly.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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The cat meowed loudly for attention.

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He ran as fast as lightning.

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The tree stood tall and majestic.

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She wore a sparkling silver necklace.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a pun?

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I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.

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The thunder roared in the distance.

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She laughed like a hyena.

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The flowers bloomed in the spring.

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They fought like cats and dogs.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

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Break a leg!

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The waves crashed against the shore.

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He was as hungry as a bear.

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Her voice was as sweet as honey.

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The sun is shining brightly.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

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I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

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The waves crashed against the shore.

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Her voice was as sweet as honey.

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The sun is shining brightly.

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He was as strong as an ox.

Question 10

"The wind howled through the trees, creating an eerie feeling."

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Personification

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none of the above

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Onomatopoeia

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Hyperbole

Question 11

"His excuses were so outrageous that they stretched the truth almost to the point of absurdity."

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Hyperbole

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personification

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none of the above

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metaphor

Question 12

"The old car's engine rumbled and growled like a  lion."

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hyperbole

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metaphor

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simile

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personificiation

Question 13

"Life is a roller coaster, with its ups and downs, twists and turns" This is an example of a?

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simile

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personification

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metaphor

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pun

Question 14

"She danced gracefully, as if the music itself had given her a gift" This is an example of?

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Alliteration

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personification

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metaphor

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Simile

Question 15

His dog was life itself!

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metaphor

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Hyperbole

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personification

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simile

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