This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She was as white as a ghost A) Metaphor. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 2. Using the term 'passed away' is an example of: A) Euphemism. B) Pun. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 3. What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 4. A figure of speech that connects two opposing ideas, usually in two-word phrases, to create a contradictory effect. A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Personification. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 5. "The gentle breeze passed by the flowers to disturb their delicate, peaceful slumber." Is this an apostrophe? A) (True) Yes, it is. B) (False) No, it is not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (False) No, it is not. 6. A labour not different from our own A) Litotes. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Tautology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litotes. 7. Choose the definition of:Figures of speech A) Language that uses words and details that appeal to a readers senses, such as sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell and emotions. B) Type of figurative language that makes a comparison between two unlike things by using the words like or as. C) Comparison using extreme exaggeration. D) Word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another. 8. ..... Trump helps Venezuela ..... he does not, the country is going to suffer the consequences of their decisions. A) Both/and. B) Whether/or. C) Not only/but also. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether/or. 9. 'Great is the sun, and wide he goes ..... ' is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 10. Everyone on this planet knows it: A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 11. Ito ay naghahambing ng dalawang bagay ngunit tuwiran ang ginagawang paghahambing A) Pagmamalabis o Hyperbole. B) Pagwawangis o Metapora. C) Pagtutulad o Simile. D) Pagsasatao o Personipikasyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pagwawangis o Metapora. 12. The road was as slippery as an ice rink! A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. She offered her hand in marriage A) Onomatopeia. B) Synecdouche. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdouche. 14. He is an honourable villain. A) Alliteration. B) Oxymoron. C) Metaphor. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 15. Her laughter was a melody that made everyone smile. A) Allusion. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 16. Metaphors use "like" or "as" to make comparisons. (a) A) A. False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. False. 17. Life is such an exciting journey! A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 18. Identify the figure of speech in these lines:Teach him if you can, how to laugh when he is sad. A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Oxymoron. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 19. This is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for something closely associated with it. A) Metonymy. B) Hyperbole. C) Paradox. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 20. Snowboarding is better than skiing ..... is an example of??? A) Imagery. B) Theme. C) Consonance. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 21. "The rich fields were the farmer's treasure." is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. Beneath all uniforms a single body breathes A) Litotes. B) Simile. C) Synecdoche. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synecdoche. 23. A direct comparison A) Irony. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 24. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:'The classroom was a zoo during recess.' A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. A simile uses "like" or "as" A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 26. I'm getting tired, so I think I'll call it a day. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 27. Which of the following involve word play by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words? A) Simile. B) Pun. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 28. Julius is a horse when he runs. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 29. The sausages tasted awfully good. A) Paradox. B) Oxymoron. C) Idiom. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 30. What is it called when two or more words begin with the same initial sound? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Oxymoron. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 31. Blue represents peaceful and calm ..... this is an example of??? A) Symbolism. B) Consonance. C) Purpose. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 32. The big black bug bit the big black bear. A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 33. My brother was hard to teacher when he was little. But now, he can easily burp the alphabet. A) ONOMATOPOEIA. B) METONYMY. C) HYPERBOLE. D) PERSONIFICATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ONOMATOPOEIA. 34. The police station gets robbed. A) Apostrophe. B) Antithesis. C) Verbal Irony. D) Situational Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Situational Irony. 35. The teacher, who always tells us to be on time, arrived late to class today. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 36. My friend is a class clown. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 37. Love is a kin to a battlefield A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 38. Define the figure of speech "Hyperbole" . A) Is an understatement. B) A comparison between like and as. C) Two contrasting statements. D) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. 39. "The doctors and nurses are heroes in a battle which enemy is unseen." This is an example of what figure of speech? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 40. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."Never will I learn to love." A) Apostrophe. B) Anastrophe. C) Hyperbole. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anastrophe. 41. I went over the floor with a fine-toothed comb, but I still can't find my contact lens. A) With lots of help. B) Looing for dirt. C) In a hurry. D) Very thoroughly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very thoroughly. 42. Which figure of speech did Neil Armstrong use before stepping on the moon?"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" A) Metaphor. B) Rhetorical question. C) Antithesis. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 43. What is the implied meaning of the hyperbole in the sentence: "My phone is so slow it takes a year to load a webpage" ? A) The phone literally takes a year to load a webpage. B) The phone is very slow. C) The phone is disliked by the user. D) The phone is not slow at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The phone is very slow. 44. "Truth is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit." is an example of ..... A) Litotes. B) Antithesis. C) Oxymoron. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antithesis. 45. The car coughed in front of me. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 46. Earth was thirsty for water. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 47. The following sentence is an example of what figure of speech?She floated in the pool like a lily on water. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Noun. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 48. Which figure of speech is used in the sentence:'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 49. Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence."She is a star in the sky." A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 50. 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!' A) Metaphor. B) SImile. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 51. The sunflower nodded in the wind A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole,. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Personification. 52. I give attributes of personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human. I am a/an ..... A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 53. Non-living things, abstract ideas or qualities are mentioned as humans or living things. A) Idioms. B) Apostrophe. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 54. The students chatted on and on A) Repetition. B) Synecdouche. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 55. The repetition of sounds in the beginning of words is called ..... A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 56. What does the example of hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean? A) There is a lot to do tomorrow. B) There is nothing to do today. C) There is a lot to do today. D) There are a million things to do today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is a lot to do today. 57. The dentist had a severe toothache A) Synecdoche. B) Irony. C) Paradox. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 58. The Moo Cow's tail is a piece of rope all raveled out where it grows. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 59. Sarah is barking up the wrong tree; that sore doesn't even sell pet supplies. A) Making a fuss over nothing. B) Looking in the wrong place. C) Making too much noise. D) Using her imagination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking in the wrong place. 60. Samantha shot off down the path like a rocket. What does the simile mean in this sentence? A) She ran very fast. B) She jumped into the air. C) She wanted to be an astronaut. D) None of the above. 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