Figurative Language Quiz

Grade 5 · English · Quiz

Challenge yourself with 10 questions on similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and idioms.

Questions

1. Which sentence contains a metaphor?

   1. The boy ran like a cheetah.
   2. The classroom was a madhouse.
   3. The wind howled all night.
   4. She ate as much as a horse.
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   Answer: The classroom was a madhouse.

   This directly states the classroom is a madhouse — no 'like' or 'as' — making it a metaphor.

2. In 'the stars winked at us,' what figurative device is used?

   1. Hyperbole
   2. Simile
   3. Personification
   4. Metaphor
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   Answer: Personification

   Stars cannot wink — that's a human action being given to a non-human thing.

3. Which sentence is a simile?

   1. He is a walking encyclopedia.
   2. Her voice is honey.
   3. The test was as easy as pie.
   4. The thunder roared angrily.
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   Answer: The test was as easy as pie.

   It uses 'as...as' to compare the test to pie, which is a simile.

4. What is the meaning of the idiom 'break a leg'?

   1. Fall down
   2. Good luck
   3. Work hard
   4. Run fast
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   Answer: Good luck

   'Break a leg' is an idiom commonly used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.

5. Which sentence uses hyperbole?

   1. The bag was heavy.
   2. It took a while to finish.
   3. I've told you a thousand times to clean your room.
   4. She studied before the test.
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   Answer: I've told you a thousand times to clean your room.

   Saying 'a thousand times' is a wild exaggeration — that's hyperbole.

6. Giving human qualities to an animal or object is called _______.

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   Personification gives human traits, actions, or feelings to non-human things.

7. Which option is NOT a type of figurative language?

   1. Simile
   2. Metaphor
   3. Alliteration
   4. Conjunction
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   Answer: Conjunction

   A conjunction is a grammar term (joining word), not a type of figurative language.

8. 'Life is a roller coaster' is an example of:

   1. Simile
   2. Metaphor
   3. Hyperbole
   4. Idiom
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   Answer: Metaphor

   Life is being compared directly to a roller coaster without 'like' or 'as.'

9. Which sentence contains a simile?

   1. The ocean roared.
   2. Time is money.
   3. He was as stubborn as a mule.
   4. I am dead tired.
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   Answer: He was as stubborn as a mule.

   Using 'as...as' to compare his stubbornness to a mule makes this a simile.

10. What figurative device is: 'The backpack weighed a ton'?

    1. Personification
    2. Simile
    3. Metaphor
    4. Hyperbole
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    Answer: Hyperbole

    A backpack cannot literally weigh a ton — this is an exaggeration used for effect.

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