This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Figures Of Speech – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figures Of Speech Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jayleen is as sweet as honey! A) Idiom. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 2. Both of his parents are a walking dictionary. A) SIMILE. B) PERSONIFICATION. C) HYPERBOLE. D) METAPHOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) METAPHOR. 3. Identify the figure of speech shown in the sentence."The facility of mentally-challenged people has been renovated." A) Apostrophe. B) Euphemism. C) Hyperbole. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 4. She was as white as a ghost A) Metaphor. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 5. Using the term 'passed away' is an example of: A) Hyperbole. B) Pun. C) Irony. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euphemism. 6. What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 7. 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. 8. "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. 9. A labour not different from our own A) Litotes. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Tautology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litotes. 10. 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. 11. ..... 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. 12. '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. 13. Everyone on this planet knows it: A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 14. Ito ay naghahambing ng dalawang bagay ngunit tuwiran ang ginagawang paghahambing A) Pagtutulad o Simile. B) Pagwawangis o Metapora. C) Pagsasatao o Personipikasyon. D) Pagmamalabis o Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pagwawangis o Metapora. 15. The road was as slippery as an ice rink! A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 16. She offered her hand in marriage A) Onomatopeia. B) Synecdouche. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdouche. 17. He is an honourable villain. A) Alliteration. B) Oxymoron. C) Metaphor. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 18. Her laughter was a melody that made everyone smile. A) Allusion. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 19. 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. 20. Life is such an exciting journey! A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. 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. 22. This is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for something closely associated with it. A) Anaphora. B) Metonymy. C) Hyperbole. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 23. Snowboarding is better than skiing ..... is an example of??? A) Theme. B) Imagery. C) Consonance. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 24. "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. 25. Beneath all uniforms a single body breathes A) Simile. B) Synecdoche. C) Litotes. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 26. A direct comparison A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 27. 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. 28. Which of these is alliteration? A) All the animals left the zoo. B) The chirping cheetah raced across the land. C) The curious dog left his house at night. D) The hungry cat searched for a quick meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chirping cheetah raced across the land. 29. 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. 30. I'm getting tired, so I think I'll call it a day. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. 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