Figurative Language - Grade 5

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Students will identify different types of figurative language based on 5th grade standards.
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Question 1

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Read this sentence: Her hair was golden like the sun. This sentence is an example of ______________ language.
Answer
  • figurative
  • plain

Question 2

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Read this sentence: Time got away from me while I was reading. This sentence is an example of _______________ language.
Answer
  • figurative
  • plain

Question 3

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Read this sentence: We had some really delicious pancakes for breakfast. This sentence is an example of _____________ language.
Answer
  • figurative
  • plain

Question 4

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Read this sentence: April altered her appointment to accommodate Ally. This sentence is an example of ____________ language.
Answer
  • figurative
  • plain

Question 5

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A _________________ makes a comparison between two dissimilar things using "like" or "as."
Answer
  • simile
  • metaphor
  • hyperbole
  • alliteration

Question 6

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____________________ is a sentence containing extreme exaggerations and is often humorous.
Answer
  • Hyperbole
  • Assonance
  • Irony
  • Idiom

Question 7

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_______________________ is when a non-human thing has human characteristics or performs human actions.
Answer
  • Personification
  • Metaphor
  • Irony
  • Alliteration

Question 8

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_______________________ is a sound word, showing that a noise has occurred.
Answer
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Irony
  • Personification
  • Simile

Question 9

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Read this sentence: The flower danced in the breeze. What kind of figurative language is in that sentence?
Answer
  • Metaphor
  • Hyperbole
  • Simile
  • Personification

Question 10

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Read this sentence: It took me forever to read that book. What kind of figurative language is in this sentence?
Answer
  • Hyperbole
  • Irony
  • Idiom
  • Metaphor

Question 11

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Read this sentence: I coughed to get rid of the frog in my throat. What kind of figurative language is in this sentence?
Answer
  • Idiom
  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration
  • Hyperbole

Question 12

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Read this sentence: Her personality was as sweet as a sugar cube. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
Answer
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Hyperbole
  • Irony
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