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Fifth Grade (Grade 5) Figurative Language Questions

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Grade 5 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.5.5a, L.5.5b
"Please zip your lips."

This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?
  1. idiom
  2. hyperbole
  3. personification
  4. metaphor
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Which is an example of figurative language?
  1. Her hair is dark brown.
  2. His feet were as big as a house.
  3. I drove to the mall with my mom.
  4. She was tired after staying up late.
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Does the sentence contain an idiom or a metaphor?

Michelle Carter has a heart of gold.
  1. Idiom
  2. Metaphor
Grade 5 Personification
"The moon asked the stars to dance," is an example of what type of figurative language?
  1. metaphor
  2. personification
  3. simile
  4. alliteration
Grade 5 Figurative Language
The following sentence is an example of what figurative device?
"The snake hissed when the dog walked near it."
  1. simile
  2. alliteration
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. metaphor
Grade 5 Metaphor
"My soul is an enchanted boat," is an example of which figurative language device?
  1. metaphor
  2. simile
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Metaphor
What type of figurative language does the following sentence use?

The young boy was a skyscraper next to his friend.
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below.

Karima played her music so loud that Ms. Lamb's ears fell off.
  1. hyperbole
  2. idiom
  3. simile
  4. metaphor
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea is                  .
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.5.5a, L.5.5b
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below.

Mr. Childs was so angry that steam came out of his ears.
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. idiom
  4. hyperbole
Grade 5 Personification
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The wind speaks soft words in my ears.
  1. simile
  2. personification
  3. metaphor
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Simile
The following sentence is an example of which type of figurative language?
The little girl was as strong as an ox.
  1. metaphor
  2. personification
  3. simile
  4. alliteration
Grade 5 Figurative Language
Which type of figurative language compares two objects using "like" or "as"?
  1. metaphor
  2. personification
  3. simile
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Figurative Language
His legs worked like part of a well-oiled machine. This is an example of                  .
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Figurative Language
"The moon is the night's lantern"

This is an example of                  .
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Figurative Language
"Dreams dry up like raisins in the sun"

This is an example of                  .
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Poetic Devices CCSS: CCRA.R.7, RL.5.7
Attention all students! Attention all kids!
Hold onto your horses! Hold onto your lids!
We have just exactly the thing that you need
whenever you've way too much homework to read.

The Marvelous Homework & Housework Machine
will always makes sure that your bedroom is clean.
It loves to write book reports ten pages long,
then put all your toys away where they belong.

This wonderful gadget will do all your math,
then mop up your messes and go take your bath.
The Marvelous Homework & Housework Machine
is truly like no other gizmo you've seen.

It hangs up your clothes on their hangers and hooks,
then reads all your boring geography books.
It brings you a pillow to give you a rest,
then brushes your teeth and prepares for your test.

This thing is amazing. I'm sure you'll agree.
It feeds you dessert while you're watching T.V.
There's only one thing this device will not do.
It won't eat your Brussels sprouts; they're, like, P.U.
--Kenn Nesbitt

If reading this poem aloud, how would you read it?
  1. With a quiet voice
  2. Like a town crier in a "hear ye" voice
  3. As though I was ready a story
  4. With a very serious voice
Grade 5 Figurative Language
"The sun smiled down on the emerald-green fields," is an example of which figurative device?
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Poetic Devices CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RL.5.5
Identify the poetry type:

Green and speckled legs,
Hop on logs and lily pads
Splash in cool water.
  1. Cinquain
  2. Haiku
  3. Limerick
  4. Quatrain
Grade 5 Figurative Language
The sun laughed at the moon because it could not produce heat... is an example of?
  1. Poetry
  2. Personification
  3. Alliteration
  4. Rhyme
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