Quiz
Identify which term matches the definition.
1. A phrase that is not taken literally.
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. idiom
d. hyperbole
2. An exaggeration
a. onomatopoeia
b. hyperbole
c. alliteration
d. personification
3. A comparison without using like or as.
a. simile
b. idiom
c. pun
d. metaphor
4. playing with words
a. pun
b. idiom
c. alliteration
d. hyperbole
5. sound words
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. idiom
d. onomatopoeia
Identify the type of figurative language used?
6. He is as quick as lightning.
a. idiom
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. personification
7. Pop
a. simile
b. alliteration
c. onomatopoeia
d. metaphor
8. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
a. alliteration
b. personification
c. idiom
d. personification
9. The battery died.
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. pun
10. It was as colorful as a rainbow.
a. simile
b. onomatopoeia
c. personification
d. alliteration
Answer Key
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. d
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. a
1. A phrase that is not taken literally.
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. idiom
d. hyperbole
2. An exaggeration
a. onomatopoeia
b. hyperbole
c. alliteration
d. personification
3. A comparison without using like or as.
a. simile
b. idiom
c. pun
d. metaphor
4. playing with words
a. pun
b. idiom
c. alliteration
d. hyperbole
5. sound words
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. idiom
d. onomatopoeia
Identify the type of figurative language used?
6. He is as quick as lightning.
a. idiom
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. personification
7. Pop
a. simile
b. alliteration
c. onomatopoeia
d. metaphor
8. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
a. alliteration
b. personification
c. idiom
d. personification
9. The battery died.
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. pun
10. It was as colorful as a rainbow.
a. simile
b. onomatopoeia
c. personification
d. alliteration
Answer Key
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. d
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. a