Name: _________________________________________________ Date: _______________ Hour: _________
Figurative Language Unit Test
Part 1: Multiple Choice Answer the following multiple choice questions by writing the letter of your answer in
the blank.
_____ 1. Figurative language is language that:
a. Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal meaning
b. Enhances writing by making it more lively and interesting
c. Makes reading more interesting
d. All of the above
_____ 2. A figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare to dissimilar things is called:
a. Onomatopoeia
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Personification
_____ 3. Sound words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are examples of:
a. Simile
b. Idiom
c. Onomatopoeia
d. Metaphor
_____ 4. “My sister’s room is a pig pen” is an example of:
a. Personification
b. Metaphor
c. Alliteration
d. Idiom
_____ 5. It is called ______________ when an author sets mental pictures or images in the reader’s head using
words that appeal to the five sense.
a. Metaphor
b. Idiom
c. Personification
d. Imagery
_____ 6. “The flowers danced in the breeze” is an example of:
a. Personification
b. Hyperbole
c. Tone
d. Alliteration
