Wasilewski_multiple_choice


 * Grade Level** : 5

This multiple choice test would be used for the Language Arts lesson within the unit on weather. The teacher will teach four types of figurative language that would be useful to writing and reading poems or short stories about storms. By taking the test, students will show an understanding of the definitions of the types of figurative language being focused on as well as be able to pick the language out of passages they read.

Directions: Circle the best response. (1.) Figurative language is. a. uses of words, phrases or symbols to create a mental image in a non-literal way b. uses of words, phrases or symbols to create a mental image in a literal way c. when an author uses language the reader does not understand d. when an author uses language the reader must research (2.) When a poet or author gives a non-living thing human characteristics, the author is using. a. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification (3.) When a poet or author makes a comparison using “like” or “as”, the author is using. a. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification (4.) When a poet or author makes an indirect comparison between two or more unrelated or unlike things, the author is using. __ a.  simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification __ (5.)  When a poet or author uses words to imitate sounds, the author is   using. a. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification (6.) “It’s raining cats and dogs!” is an example of. a. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification (7.) “The ball went ‘swoosh’ and everyone cheered.” What type of figurative language was used in this example? a. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification (8.) “The boy was as fast as a tiger, running through the woods to get back home. The leaves went ‘crackle’ as the boy made each step. Before he knew it, he was at his front door.” What types of figurative language was used in this passage? a. metaphor and onomatopoeia b. simile and metaphor c. onomatopoeia and simile d. personification and onomatopoeia (9.) “As I was doing my homework, my pencil yelled at me to write faster so I could go outside to play with my friends.” What type of figurative language was used in this example? a. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification (10.)“The moon was a pie in the sky. It smiled at me as I looked out my window. Her cheeks were as pink as a rose.” What type of figurative language was NOT used in this example? a. simile b. metaphor c. onomatopoeia d. personification