English I - Figurative Language Test
Directions: Read each multiple choice item and possible answers carefully. Mark the letter of the
correct answer.
1. A figure of speech that likens one thing to another; usually achieved by the use of the word "like"
or "as".
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Idiom
D. Personification
2. Two figures of speech that involve comparisons are
A. Simile and Metaphor
B. Hyperbole and Simile
C. Personification and Idiom
D. Alliteration and Metaphor
3. A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses someone (or something) that is not
present or cannot respond in reality.
A. Apostrophe
B. Allusion
C. Idiom
D. Alliteration
4. A figure of speech that intends to call something to mind without explicitly mentioning it.
A. Apostrophe
B. Allusion
C. Idiom
D. Alliteration
5. A figure of speech wherein there is repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
A. Apostrophe
B. Allusion
C. Idiom
D. Alliteration
6. A figure of speech that can also be described as the use of a word which imitates a sound.
A. Synecdoche
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Onomatopoeia
8. A figure of speech that makes use of a linked term to stand in for an object or concept.
A. Metonymy
B. Irony
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
9. A figure of speech in which the implied meaning is the opposite of the words being used.
A. Metonymy
B. Irony
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
10. A figure of speech in which a part of a phrase is used to represent the whole phrase or vice versa.
A. Synecdoche
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Onomatopoeia
11. An exaggeration or extravagant statement used for effect is an example of what figure of speech?
A. Synecdoche
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Onomatopoeia
12. Personification is when non-human objects are given human traits.
A. Synecdoche
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Onomatopoeia
13. An commonly used expression whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its words
is an example of what figure of speech?
A. Irony
B. Idiom
C. Hyperbole
D. Metonymy
14. The chug-a, chug-a, chug-a of the train echoed down the hill, while a cloud of smoke rose up to
the western sky.
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Hyperbole
15. I had so much homework last night that i need to pick-up trucks to carry all my books home!
A. Synecdoche
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Hyperbole
D. Metonymy
16. Her cheeks are big red apples from the cold.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Idiom
17. The leaves danced in the wind.
A. Metonymy
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Idiom
18. Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re going to get.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Idiom
19. There’s a supermarket and a pharmacy in the mall, so if we go there, we can kill two birds with
one stone.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Idiom
20. "Chocolate is my Achilles' heel" is an example of:
A. Alliteration
B. Simile
C. Synecdoche
D. Allusion
21. Choose which figure of speech appears in this sentence: Her inner dragon breathed fire as she
gave her speech.
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
22. The Malacañang palace declared its holiday today is an example of?
A. Metonymy
B. Personification
C. Irony
D. Apostrophe
23. My father brought me new wheels is an example of?
A. Synecdoche
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Hyperbole
D. Apostrophe
23. Roll on, thou dark and deep ocean. Roll!” is an example of?
A. Synecdoche
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Hyperbole
D. Apostrophe
24. Round and round she ran until she realized she was running round and round.
A. Alliteration
B. Simile
C. Synecdoche
D. Allusion
25. Winner of a spelling bee failing a spelling test
A. Metonymy
B. Personification
C. Irony
D. Apostrophe
Answer keys:
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. D
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. D
24. A
25. C
