This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 55 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Compares 2 unlike things using like or as A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 2. Pick the type of figurative language that BEST fits the sentence:The shadow of the moon danced on the lake. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 3. Identify the type of figurative language AND explain the meaning of the sentence below.MY BROTHER EATS LIKE A HORSE. A) Metaphor; my brother eats a lot. B) Simile; my brother eats a lot. C) Personification; giving a non-human object human-like characteristics. D) Onomatopoeia describes what it sounds like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile; my brother eats a lot. 4. Compares 2 things USING LIKE OR AS A) Idiom. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 5. A group of words used in a phrase or expression which means something different than what the words actually say is what kind of figurative language? A) Idiom. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 6. Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it ..... Example:Crash! A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 7. The toast jumped right out of the toaster. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 8. The last day of school is like a day at the beach-easy and relaxing. A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 9. Jacob looked out the window and said, "it's raining cats and dogs!" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 10. A great exaggeration to create emphasis or effect A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Proverb/adage. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hyperbole. 11. My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 12. The driveway is as hot as the sun A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 13. What word best helps in understanding the meaning of "feast your eyes?" A) Beauty. B) Would. C) Destroy. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beauty. 14. "The palm trees were dancing in the wind" is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 15. '' language that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it ". The definition of? A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 16. This type of figurative language occurs when you exaggerate a great deal (e. g. "I am starving" instead of "I'm feeling a little hungry") A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 17. His heart was a block of ice. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 18. We waited forever for the ballgame to start. A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 19. What does the idiom "it's a piece of cake" mean? (Look it up if you've never heard it before.) A) It's hard. B) It's easy. C) Eat cake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's easy. 20. What figurative language describes a sound or is a sound effect? A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 21. What type of figurative language is this??His eyes are the sun. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. Florida is a million miles away. A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Idiom. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 23. The baby was as light as a feather when I picked him up. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 24. What is the red an example of?There once was a very sad toyWhose owner was such a mean boy;He never would play, Or use him all dayAnd the toy just lost all of his joy. A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 25. I can eat a horse A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. ← 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