This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My new neighbour is as curious as a cat. What does that mean? A) She acts like a cat. B) She likes to eat fish. C) Nothing escapes her attention. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nothing escapes her attention. 2. Bobby bought boots for his trip to Bolivia. A) Idiom. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 3. Giving an object/animal human traits. What figurative language is this describing? A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 4. A phrase made up of words containing opposite meanings. A) Pun. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 5. Which part of the sentence is an extreme exaggeration?The drive took forever when we drove across the state. A) Took forever. B) The drive. C) When we drove. D) Across the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took forever. 6. Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to are called ..... A) Similes. B) Metaphors. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 7. "The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box." This is an example of a simile. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What type of figurative language is being used?"I see Queen Mab hath been with you!" (used to mean that Romeo is delusional) A) Hyperbole. B) Euphemism. C) Pun. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 9. Laughter is the best medicine. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 10. SimileA figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."Example: "The water made a sound like kittens lapping." -The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsWhich example below is a simile? A) The water was blue. B) The water was a blue mirror. C) The water was like a blue mirror. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The water was like a blue mirror. 11. This proverb means:Being late is bad.The early bird ..... A) Catches no worm. B) Catches a worm. C) Dies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catches a worm. 12. A short poem with three lines. The 1st and 3rd line have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. A) Haiku. B) Limerick. C) Free Verse. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haiku. 13. Choose the best alliteration definition: A) The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity. B) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words. C) The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words. 14. A word that imitates the sound of the object or action it refers to A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 15. One type was the burity with stiff fronds like enormous fans A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Onomatopoeia is a language that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it. Which word in the sentence uses it? *The truck engine roared as it climbed the hill. A) Climbed the hill. B) Truck engine. C) Roared. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roared. 17. Bang, pop, gurgle, slap A) Idiom. B) Oxymoron. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 18. The pen danced across the page as she drew a beautiful picture. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 19. The clanging of pots and pans woke the baby. A) PERSONIFICATION. B) HYPERBOLE. C) ONOMATOPOEIA. D) SIMILE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ONOMATOPOEIA. 20. Which of the following is NOT an idiom? A) I have a test tomorrow, I need to study. B) I'm so tired, I'm going to hit the hay. C) It's raining cats and dogs outside!. D) Go ahead and tell me the story, I'm all ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a test tomorrow, I need to study. 21. The blanket was as soft as velvet A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. E) Onomatopeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 22. My brother can burp the alphabet A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 23. Brielle's alarm clock yelled loudly every morning. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 24. Tell whether the example is a simile or metaphor.America is a melting pot. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. The aroma from the tree waltzed over to me. A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 26. The boy was as tall as a skyscraper! A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 27. When I knocked over the tree, my mom turned all shades of red. A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 28. "The moon smiled down on the ocean below, bestowing it with diamonds" is: A) Onomatopoeia. B) Hyperbole. C) Free verse. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 29. Lightening danced across the sky. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 30. Name the figurative language: "Tom said he will clean his room when pigs fly!" A) Alliteration. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFigurative Language Quiz 1Figurative Language Quiz 2Figurative Language Quiz 3Figurative Language Quiz 4Figurative Language Quiz 5Figurative Language Quiz 6Figurative Language Quiz 7Figurative Language Quiz 8Figurative Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books