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100


What kind of figurative language compares two things using the words "like" or "as"?



Simile 

100

What does this metaphor mean?
This cupcake is a rainbow of flavors!

The cupcake has a bunch of different tastes. 

100

What type of figurative language is this?

The bubble popped as Justin tried to get the attention of his friends.

Onomatopoeia 

100

Which sentence has a metaphor in it?

a. My dad always says, “Laughter is the best medicine.”
b. The rollercoaster went up and down like an elevator!
c. My brother sometimes dresses like a clown to scare me.

A. My dad always says, "Laugher is the best medicine."

100


What kind of figurative language says one thing is something else without using words like “like” or “as”?



Metaphor

200


What kind of figurative language uses words that don’t really mean exactly what they say?



Idioms 

200

What is being compared in this sentence?

Timothy was like a kid in a candy store!

Timothy and a kid in a candy store. 

200

What type of figurative language is this?

It is like herding sheep when we line up from recess.


Simile

200

Which sentence is a simile?

a. I really like to go swimming at the lake in the summer.
b. I started to feel sick as I waited for my turn to talk.
c. After I hurt my ankle, I moved as slow as a turtle.

c. After I hurt my ankle, I moved as slow as a turtle.

200

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below? 

The donut called me from the kitchen so I had to go and get it!

Personification 

300


What kind of figurative language makes things that aren’t alive act like people?



Personification

300

What does this idiom mean?

After studying hard the night before, Adam thought the test was a piece of cake.

Adam thought the test was easy. 

300

What type of figurative language is this?

The pizza was proudly prepared by Paul.

Alliteration

300

Which sentence uses a word that sounds like the noise it makes?

a. Leon the largest lion was laughing loudly.
b. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock bugging me all night.
c. When we heard the whistle, we made sure to freeze.

b. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock bugging me all night.

300

What type of figurative language is the sentence below? 

It is raining cats and dogs! 

Idiom

400


What kind of figurative language uses words that sound like the noise they make?




Onomatopoeia 

400

What does this metaphor mean?

Life is one big rollercoaster ride!

Life has ups and downs. 

400

What type of figurative language is this?

I have a ton of work to grade tonight.

Hyperbole

400

Which sentence is an example of personification?

a. My brother Bob loves to bake brownies for my birthday.
b. The stairs groaned as the crowd left the stadium.
c. Jenny bought a snack with the dollar burning in her pocket.

b. The stairs groaned as the crowd left the stadium.

400

Give me a sentence using alliteration. 

answers vary - teacher discretion. 

500


What kind of figurative language repeats the same starting sound in a sentence or a line of a poem?



Alliteration

500

What does this idiom mean?

We had a substitute teacher today due to our teacher feeling under the weather.

The teacher was sick. 

500

What type of figurative language is this?

The grass was green, and the flowers were red.

Imagery

500

Which sentence is an example of alliteration?

a. Monkeys make major messes.
b. Pete the penguin likes pizza and pickles.
c. Sam sipped a strawberry slushie.
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE 

d. ALL OF THE ABOVE

500

Which sentence is an example of a hyperbole? 

a. My big brother can be such a couch potato. 

b. The water balloon went splat as it hit the ground. 

c. I could hardly wait for dinner. I was so hungry I could eat a horse.


c. I could hardly wait for dinner. I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

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