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Sixth Grade (Grade 6) Figurative Language Questions

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Grade 6 Figurative Language
I'm as strong as a giant! This is an example of:
  1. metaphor
  2. simile
  3. rhyme scheme
  4. meter
Grade 6 Figurative Language
The sky is falling!
This is an example of:
  1. Alliteration
  2. Assonance
  3. Hyperbole
  4. Metaphor
Grade 6 Figurative Language
My hands are ice cubes! This is an example of:
  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. alliteration
  4. assonance
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Grade 6 Onomatopoeia
Which word is NOT an onomatopoeia?
  1. BOOM
  2. SWAT
  3. SPLASH
  4. SWISH
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Get it? Got it. Good!
This is an example of:
  1. hyperbole
  2. simile
  3. alliteration
  4. assonance
Grade 6 Personification
What do you personify?
  1. friends
  2. family
  3. objects
  4. teachers
Grade 6 Figurative Language
The cow says moo all day long. "Moo" is an example of what?
  1. Onomatopoeia
  2. simile
  3. metaphor
  4. hyperbole
Grade 6 Idiom
Read the sentences below.

Today has been a great day. I met all of my goals. I married the love of my life. I feel like I'm on top of the world.

What does the idiom ON TOP OF THE WORLD mean?
  1. Someone is very happy.
  2. Someone is not feeling good about something.
  3. Someone is worried about tomorrow.
  4. Someone is not sure what they should do next.
Grade 6 Personification CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.6.5, L.6.5a

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Which of these lines from the above poem is an example of personification?
  1. "no one can hear the sounds"
  2. "He sang to me of Georgia"
  3. "he walked the road in silence"
  4. "The moon sings to the clouds"
Grade 6 Figurative Language
"Simple Sally sold singular silvers" is an example of:
  1. a metaphor
  2. alliteration
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. haiku
Grade 6 Onomatopoeia CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.6.4
As I half-listened to my little sister's babbling, I realized just how different our lives were. Her world still consisted of middle school dances, Friday night sleepovers, and cliques. The biggest problem she worried about was whether or not her crush would ever notice her.

Those days are gone for me, just like Michael Jordan's pro-basketball days are gone for him. Now, I have to worry about finding a decent well-paying job and an affordable apartment.

Which of these sentences from the passage contains an example of onomatopoeia?
  1. "As I half-listened to my little sister's babbling, I realized just how different our lives were."
  2. "Those days are gone for me, just like Michael Jordan's pro-basketball days are gone for him."
  3. "The biggest problem she worried about was whether or not her crush would ever notice her."
  4. "Now, I have to worry about finding a decent well-paying job and an affordable apartment."
Grade 6 Idiom
What is the meaning of on pins and needles?
  1. learn something new
  2. have extra of something
  3. need rest
  4. feel nervous
Grade 6 Idiom
What does "on cloud nine" mean?
  1. feel great
  2. feel afraid
  3. be in the air
  4. want something
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