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Figurative Language
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Subject
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 14 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A comparison between two or more like things
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Analogy
2. You're in hot water
Hyperbole
Analogy
Metaphor
Idiom
3. Compares two or more unlike things using 'is' or 'was'
Hyperbole
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
4. Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
Simile
Analogy
Idiom
Personification
5. He is as fast as a cheetah
Hyperbole
Analogy
Personification
Simile
6. These books weigh a ton
Hyperbole
Personification
Idiom
Analogy
7. An extreme exaggeration
Analogy
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Hyperbole
8. Bang! The plate crashed to the floor
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Simile
9. A phrase that has two meanings
Simile
Idiom
Hyperbole
Metaphor
10. That teacher was a real ringmaster
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
11. Lisa tended to the mold the way the mother bird took care of her nest
Analogy
Personification
Simile
Idiom
12. The bells screamed that it was time for lunch
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Simile
Personification
13. Compares two or more unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Analogy
Metaphor
Analogy
14. Sound
Personification
Simile
Analogy
Onomatopoeia