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Figurative Language and Idioms

Figurative Language and Idioms Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

  1. He was as happy as a clam.
  2. He was a walking dictionary.
  3. He was over the moon.
  4. He was a couch potato.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

  1. She was a ray of sunshine.
  2. He was a fish out of water.
  3. He was a pain in the neck.
  4. He was a couch potato.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of personification?

  1. The wind whispered through the trees.
  2. The flowers danced in the breeze.
  3. The sun smiled down on us.
  4. The clouds cried raindrops.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

  1. He was a couch potato.
  2. He was a pain in the neck.
  3. He was over the moon.
  4. He was a walking dictionary.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does the idiom 'kick the bucket' mean?

  1. To die
  2. To be fired from a job
  3. To get married
  4. To win a prize
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?

  1. To reveal a secret
  2. To make a mistake
  3. To get caught in a lie
  4. To be punished
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does the idiom 'a piece of cake' mean?

  1. Something that is easy to do
  2. Something that is delicious
  3. Something that is expensive
  4. Something that is dangerous
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

  1. It is raining very heavily
  2. It is snowing very heavily
  3. It is windy
  4. It is sunny
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

  1. Feeling sick
  2. Feeling happy
  3. Feeling angry
  4. Feeling tired
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?

  1. Very rarely
  2. Very often
  3. Sometimes
  4. Always
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

  1. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
  2. I'm so tired, I could sleep for a week.
  3. I'm so happy, I could burst.
  4. I'm so scared, I'm going to die.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of understatement?

  1. That was a nice meal.
  2. That was the best meal I've ever had.
  3. That was a disaster.
  4. That was the worst meal I've ever had.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of irony?

  1. A fire station burning down.
  2. A police officer getting arrested.
  3. A doctor getting sick.
  4. A teacher failing a test.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of sarcasm?

  1. That was a great movie.
  2. I love it when it rains.
  3. You're so smart.
  4. This is the best day ever.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a pun?

  1. Why did the scarecrow win an award?
  2. What did the zero say to the eight?
  3. Why did the math book look so sad?
  4. What did the triangle say to the circle?

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