This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 65 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The burning wood hissed and crackled. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 2. What type of figurative language is being used in the quote?"I have a million things to do for homework!" A) Idiom. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 3. What type of figurative language is being used in the quote?"The flowers danced in the wind." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 4. An endless quiet valley spreads outPast the blue hills into the evening sky; A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 5. That test was a piece of cake!This is an example of ..... A) An idiom. B) A hyperbole. C) A simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An idiom. 6. He has a heart of stone A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 7. "The water well is as dry as a bone" is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. Naomi's closet is a junkyard. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Personifcation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 9. A hyperbole is an: A) Exaggeration. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggeration. 10. It was so hot at Green Lake that the air was sweating. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 11. Hyperbole is an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor. It is often used in everyday conversations. An example of hyperbole is, "I would die for you." A) It means to show your affection and die for somebody. B) It means to show affection you have for someone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means to show affection you have for someone. 12. My brother is a pig. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 13. The pride and patriotism of the Twins baseball fans gleamed from their faces as the American Flag was carried onto the field. What type of figurative language is this? A) Symbolism. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 14. Busy as a bee A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. Define "Figurative Language" A) The use of words that look the same, but have different meaning. B) Drawing what you mean. C) Phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across. D) Writing paragraphs to form a particular shape or pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across. 16. The rain danced on the roof. A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 17. I am on cloud nine! A) Simile. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 18. An old familiar saying that expresses wisdom A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Proverb/adage. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proverb/adage. 19. Identify the type of figurative language being used:"The leaves danced in the wind" . A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 20. My beliefs about life after death are not rooted in any particular philosophy. A) Complex trap. B) Very soft. C) Based on. D) Disappeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Based on. 21. You are the light of my life. What type of figurative language is this? A) Metaphor. B) Oxymoron. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 22. The stars are dancing A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 23. Identify the following sentence that contains an IDIOM. A) My sister is the cookie monster, and she eats cookies all day long. B) I have had the same bike for ten years. It finally kicked the bucket, and I had to get a new one. C) My teacher is as mean as an Army sergeant. D) My English teacher is the most beautiful teacher that has ever lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have had the same bike for ten years. It finally kicked the bucket, and I had to get a new one. 24. I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about. A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 25. What type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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