SBAC Prep 2: Figurative Language

Identify Figurative Language 1

100

Tina is a tall as a mountain.

1. Onomatopoeia

2. Personification

3. Simile

C.  Simile

200

Angelina thought life was a fashion show.

1. Alliteration

2. Personification

3. Metaphor

C. Metaphor

300

The sun was calling my name.

1. Personification

2. Onomatopoeia

3. Idiom 

A.  Personification

400

The cat hissed at the dog.

1. Personification

2. Onomatopoeia

3. Simile

B.  Onomatopoeia

500

I will die if I can’t get a Smartphone.

Hyperbole

Identify Figurative Language 2

100

It is raining cats and dogs.

1. Alliteration

2. Idiom

3. Metaphor 

B. Idiom

200

Patty picked petunias in the garden.

1. Alliteration

2. Personification

3. Onomatopoeia  

A.  Alliteration

300

Lightning danced across the sky.

1. Onomatopoeia

2. Alliteration

C.  Personification

C. Personification

400

My car goes faster than the speed of light.

1. Hyperbole

2. Personification

3. Alliteration 

A.  Hyperbole

500

Jim loves the swish of a basketball as it goes through the net.

Onomatopoeia

Identify Figurative Language 3

100

Life is a highway.

1. Simile

2. Metaphor

3. Onomatopoeia 

B.  Metaphor

200

I had a ton of homework last night.

1. Hyperbole

2. Metaphor

3. Simile 

A.  Hyperbole

300

The little pig said, “I’m not home.”

1. Metaphor

2. Idiom

3. Personification

C.  Personification

400

Baseball is as American as apple pie.  

Simile

500

This week will never end.

Hyperbole

Impact Figurative Language 1

100

Tim’s explanation is as clear as mud.  

What does the simile in this sentence emphasize?

1. Tim has a very clear explanation.

2. Tim’s explanation is unclear.

3. Tim does not have an explanation  

B.  Tim’s explanation is unclear.

200

Our new house cost a bazillion dollars.

What does the hyperbole in this sentence emphasize?

1. The family bought a new house.

2. The new house was inexpensive.

3. The new house was expensive.    

C.  The new house was expensive.

300

Bill’s stomach is a bottomless pit.  

What is emphasized with the metaphor in this sentence?

1. Bill is hungry.

2. Bill likes barbeque.

3. Bill is always hungry.  

C.  Bill is always hungry.

400

The car complained as the key was turned. 

What is emphasized with the personification in this sentence?

1. The car started.

2. The car is very fast.

3. The car may need to be fixed.

C.  The car may need to be fixed.

500

You could have knocked me over with a feather.  

What is emphasized with the hyperbole in this sentence?

The person in the sentence is very surprised.

Impact Figurative Language 2

100

In geometry class, Karolina never stops talking.

What does the hyperbole in this sentence emphasize?

1. Karolina is not very intelligent.

2. Karolina needs to talk to the teacher.

3. Karolina is very talkative.  

C.  Karolina is very talkative.  

200

During gym class, I noticed that Betty is a tall as a tree.

What is emphasized with the simile in this sentence?

1. Betty likes gym class.

2. Betty is taller than the trees in the forest.

3. Betty is very tall.

C.  Betty is very tall.

300

The earthquake rumbled the foundation of the house. 

What does the onomatopoeia in this sentence emphasize?

1. The size of the house.

2. The sound of the earthquake.

3. The location of the earthquake.  

B.  The sound of the earthquake.  

400

Quincy’s quilters quit quilting quickly.

What does the alliteration in this sentence emphasize?

1. Quincy’s quilters are fast.

2. Quincy’s quilters didn’t work very long.  

3. Quincy’s quilters didn’t work at all.  

B. Quincy’s quilters didn’t work very long.  

500

Sarah discovered that Brian was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

What is emphasized with the idiom in this sentence?

1. Brian’s unreliability 

2. Brian’s costume

3. Brian’s kindness 

A.  Brian’s unreliability