Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

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Elementary ELA Quiz on Similes, Metaphors, and Personification , created by Christine Davis - IU8 on 07/07/2017.
Christine Davis - IU8
Quiz by Christine Davis - IU8, updated more than 1 year ago
Christine Davis - IU8
Created by Christine Davis - IU8 about 7 years ago
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Question 1

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Directions: Choose the best type of figurative language for the sentence below. My mouth was as dry as a bone.
Answer
  • simile
  • metaphor
  • personification

Question 2

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Directions: Choose the best type of figurative language for the sentence below. The road is a pretzel with its twists and turns.
Answer
  • simile
  • metaphor
  • personification

Question 3

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Directions: Choose the best type of figurative language for the sentence below. The vines wove their fingers together to form a braid.
Answer
  • simile
  • metaphor
  • personification

Question 4

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Directions: Choose the best type of figurative language for the sentence below. Her head was spinning from all of the new information.
Answer
  • simile
  • metaphor
  • personification

Question 5

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Directions: Choose the best type of figurative language for the sentence below. America is a melting pot.
Answer
  • simile
  • metaphor
  • personification

Question 6

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Decide on what is being compared in the figurative language example below. The child whimpered like a wounded puppy when he tripped over his toy.
Answer
  • whimper and wounded
  • child and toy
  • child and puppy

Question 7

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Decide on what is being compared in the figurative language example below. It was as fun as a barrel of monkeys.
Answer
  • it and fun
  • barrel and monkeys
  • it and barrel

Question 8

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What is the intended meaning of "The road is a pretzel with its twists and turns"?
Answer
  • The road has potholes.
  • The road is under construction.
  • The road has many curves.

Question 9

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What is the intended meaning of "Her head was spinning from all of the new information"?
Answer
  • She is overwhelmed.
  • She turned to look at the information.
  • She has new ideas.

Question 10

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What is the intended meaning of "America is a melting pot"?
Answer
  • America has many restaurants.
  • America is experiencing global warming.
  • America is made up of many cultures.
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