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Sixth Grade (Grade 6) Figurative Language Questions

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Grade 6 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RL.6.5
Which of these BEST defines rhythm in poetry?
  1. the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
  2. the sound pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables
  3. a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
  4. a repeated line or group of lines in a poem
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Grade 6 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.6.4
What does "jumped the gun" mean?
  1. to win a race
  2. to jump in the air
  3. to start early
  4. to start late
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Bob bakes dark brown brownies. This is an example of:
  1. Onomatopoeia
  2. Simile
  3. Hyperbole
  4. Alliteration
Grade 6 Figurative Language
What is a set of mental images of pictures within poetry?
  1. hyperbole
  2. repetition
  3. imagery
  4. simile
Grade 6 Idiom
What does the idiom "the icing on the cake" mean?
  1. a useless plea for help
  2. an additional good thing
  3. an unusual occurrence
  4. a necessary task
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Which sentence listed is an example of assonance?
  1. I sipped the rim with a palatable lip.
  2. Go catch the dog!
  3. May I have a cupcake?
  4. Some days are better than others.
Grade 6 Personification CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.6.5a

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Which of these lines from the above poem is an example of personification?
  1. "Chuck stands two feet away from the wall"
  2. "Tonight, the spatula is not his bat"
  3. "red burgers, his fallen soldiers, fight the fire"
  4. "fifteen, and rescuing his high school team"
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Olly loves to solve math problems.
This an example of:
  1. alliteration
  2. assonance
  3. simile
  4. metaphor
Grade 6 Metaphor CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.6.4

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The metaphor in line 4 of the poem, "She is a snail resting inside a paper shell" shows:
  1. the speaker's sister is nervously hiding behind a pile of books.
  2. the speaker's sister seems to be sleeping with a book as a pillow.
  3. the speaker's sister is reading a book about the habits of snails.
  4. the speaker's sister seems comfortable while reading a book.
Grade 6 Figurative Language
"Smart as a whip" is an example of what type of figurative language?
  1. personification
  2. simile
  3. metaphor
  4. onomatopoeia
Grade 6 Idiom
What does the idiom go for broke mean?
  1. lose a lot
  2. be careful
  3. risk it all
  4. have nothing
Grade 6 Idiom
What is the correct way to write the idiom that means "not very often"?
  1. once in a blue moon
  2. once over a blue moon
  3. once with a blue moon
  4. once on a blue moon
Grade 6 Figurative Language
Grade 6 Idiom
What is the correct way to write the idiom that means "to change one's life for the better"?
  1. turning over a new leaf
  2. turning under a new leaf
  3. turning onto a new leaf
  4. turning above a new leaf
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