Figurative Language Test Review

Question 1

What is the MAIN similarity between metaphors and similes?

Accepted Answer

They both compare things.

Question 2

Wow, that was a great game! Our team is on a roll!What is the meaning of the idiom "on a roll"?

Accepted Answer

The team has been playing very well lately.

Question 3

The vegetables sat on my plate, taunting me.Why is this a good example of personification?

Accepted Answer

The vegetables can’t really taunt the person.

Question 4

Which of these statements contains a hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

She hasn’t stopped talking about your apple pie all year.

Question 5

I made strawberry pancakes.

Accepted Answer

Literal

Question 6

It took me forever to do my homework last night.Why is this a good example of hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

The homework took a really long time, but not actually forever.

Question 7

The lake shimmers like glass. What is the purpose of this simile?

Accepted Answer

To describe the lake as smooth and shiny

Question 8

This pie is the best ever.

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 9

I flew on a plane to Texas.

Accepted Answer

Literal

Question 10

My life is an open book

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 11

Oops – I didn’t mean to spill the beans about the surprise party! What could be the figurative meaning of this idiom?

Accepted Answer

I accidentally gave away a secret.

Question 12

The city is a whole other world.

Accepted Answer

Figurative

Question 13

I am always reading.

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 14

My aching feet are so mad at me right now.

Accepted Answer

Figurative

Question 15

"I was surprised to see ornaments, giftwrap, and wreaths already on the store shelves." Wreath symbolizes:

Accepted Answer

Christmas

Question 16

The fish swam forever.

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 17

Stop horsing around!

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 18

The shoe untied itself.

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 19

When I opened my gift and saw my grandmother’s locket, I almost cried.What is the locket most likely a symbol of?

Accepted Answer

Memories of the grandmother

Question 20

I saw more books than I could ever count.

Accepted Answer

Figurative

Question 21

We’re on the same page

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 22

Which statement is most likely meant to be literal, not figurative?

Accepted Answer

The sun is shining brightly.

Question 23

A civil war nurse, Clara Barton was called "The angel of the battlefield." This metaphor compares

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton to an angel

Question 24

Which statement contains a simile?

Accepted Answer

Friends are as beautiful as roses.

Question 25

The color is so bright, it&#x27;s blinding me!

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 26

My computer screen loves to freeze

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 27

The cat moved as fast as the wind

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 28

Which statement contains the BEST example of personification?

Accepted Answer

The dog at the shelter begged me to adopt him.

Question 29

My home is my castle.

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 30

Each star on our flag represents a state

Accepted Answer

Symbol

Question 31

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America..." The flag is a..

Accepted Answer

Symbol

Question 32

Summer is a butterfly.

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 33

The water flows over my feet.

Accepted Answer

Literal

Question 34

The rose is blood red.

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Figurative Language Test Review

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Figurative Language Test Review

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