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Directions: Read each figurative language statement below. Read the answer choices carefully, and CIRCLE the correct answer for each question.

1. Jeff plays the drums and his friend Kyle plays guitar. During lunch, Jeff asked Kyle if he wanted to come over for a “jam session” after school. Jeff wants to…

  1. Make strawberry jam after school
  2. Get together to play their instruments
  3. Trade lunches
  4. Go sit in traffic with him

2. Ryan, Mary and Bob had a group project on government at school. That was to be worked on at home. Ryan found out that Mary, one of the group members never brought in her part of the work for the group. Ryan said “Mary really dropped the ball” on this assignment.

a.The ball fell to the ground

b.To make a big mistake

c.To fall down

d.Didn’t care about anything

3. The lawnmower would sputter and groan as it was cutting the grass. Sputter and groan is an example of :

  1. metaphor
  2. personification
  3. simile
  4. hyperbole

4. Michael didn’t do his homework. His teacher wrote a note to let his parents know. When they read the note, they hit the roof. What does hit the roof mean?

  1. They jumped onto the roof.
  2. They were angry and upset with him.
  3. They had to fix the roof
  4. They threw a ball at the roof.

5. The teacher says “Math is finished, get out you science folder. It is time to change gears.” What does “time to change gears” mean?

  1. Time to go to another activity.
  2. Time to change the car battery.
  3. Get your tools out to fix something.
  4. The gears have worn out and need to be replaced

6. Kyle kept following James so, James said to Kyle “go fly a kite”. James means:

  1. Time for recess.
  2. Leave me alone.
  3. It is windy outside.
  4. Get a kite and a string and meet me outside

7. It was picture day at school and Erin was excited to get her picture taken. The camera loves me Erin told her friends. The camera loves me is an example of:

  1. personification
  2. hyperbole
  3. simile
  4. metaphor

8. If someone asks you if you are “feeling blue”, what are they asking?

  1. Have you turned the color blue
  2. Are you feeling sad
  3. Do you want to paint with the color blue
  4. Do you have a blue crayon in your hand

9. When Tim was given his assignment, he could do everything that was asked of him. Tim said the assignment’s a breeze. This is an example of :

  1. personification
  2. hyperbole
  3. simile
  4. metaphor

10. The kids in the class worked very hard on their project. When the local newspaper found out, they told the children that they would have their pictures in the paper. They were all very excited. A few of them yelled “cool beans!” What does “cool beans” mean in this sentence?

  1. very good
  2. something you eat
  3. something in a bean bag
  4. can be found in a refrigerator

11. Dad says we are always late because Mom “moves like molasses” when she gets ready. This is an example of:

  1. personification
  2. hyperbole
  3. simile
  4. metaphor

12. Evan told his teacher that all the fourth graders have practiced and knowtheir division facts. The teacher said, “That is music to my ears!”The teacher meant:

  1. That is very good news
  2. Something is wrong with her ears
  3. The kids in the back of the line are singing
  4. She is the only one that can hear the music

13. When someone says “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”, do they mean:

  1. Your grass is greener than your neighbors’ grass.
  2. Things seem better elsewhere than where you are.
  3. You should always plant grass on the other side of your house.
  4. The other side of your paper is green like grass.

14. When Tim went to the store with his mother to buy new shoes. He found one pair that he really liked, but there was a problem, the shoes were boats on his feet. “Shoes were boats” is an example of:

  1. personification
  2. hyperbole
  3. simile
  4. metaphor

15. Jerry goes to Karate after school. However, he has been bothering others and messing with their stuff. The instructor tells his mom that he’s “skating on thin ice.” This is an example of a:

a.metaphor

b.personification

c.hyperbole

d.simile

16. Joy is a great singer and got the solo in the school concert, but she doesn’t want to sing it in front of the other kids. She thinks that everyone will laugh at her. Her best friend Lamaya told her that she just needs to “march to the beat of her own drum”. Lamaya means:

  1. Joy should play the drums instead of singing.
  2. Lamaya likes drums better than singing.
  3. Joy shouldn’t worry about what others think and should do what makes her happy.
  4. She will look for Joy to be marching in the next parade.

17. Sally and her sister Jennifer went to bed early. They were tired from their trip to the zoo. However, Jennifer couldn’t sleep because Sally snored louder than a train. Snored louder than a train is an example of:

  1. personification
  2. hyperbole
  3. simile
  4. metaphor

18. Brian and Billy did everything together. When you saw one, the other wasn’t far behind. All their friends said they are like two peas in a pod. They are like two peas in a pod is an example of:

  1. metaphor
  2. hyperbole
  3. personification
  4. simile

19. Same got an MP on his project. Sam is “on cloud nine”. What does that mean?

  1. Heis in a spaceship.
  2. Sam is very, very, happy.
  3. Sam is not thinking.
  4. Sam just left cloud 8, and is now on cloud 9.

20.Tom loves to read. When he finds a good book he can’t put it down. Tom’s sister Tanya loves books too, but she can’t read she is four years old. Every time she sees Tom with a book in his hand, she says read to me. Tom said Tanya you are getting under my skin What does “getting under my skin” mean?

  1. She is acting like Tom
  2. She is a great reader
  3. She is bothering him
  4. She is pulling his ears