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FREE READING AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
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-Guarantee passing score -51 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: figure of speech using contradictory terms- Example: She is awfully nice.
Answer:
oxymoron
Question 2: Words that resemble the sound they describe
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onomatopoeia Question 3: "The blues" can refer to both a style of music and feeling sad.
Answer:
idiom
Question 4: Opportunity knocked on the door.
Answer:
personification
Question 5: Time is money.
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metaphor
Question 6: My mouth was as dry as a bone.
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simile Question 7: polite expression used in place of negative words- Example: someone passed away
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euphemism Question 8: "Out of the blue" means something happens that was unexpected.
Answer:
idiom
Question 9: He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
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onomatopoeia
Question 10: It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
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idiom Question 11: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom,...
Answer:
anaphora
Question 12: He has a heart of stone.
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metaphor
Question 13: I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill.
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hyperbole
Question 14: The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.
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personification
Question 15: Sick as a dog - means you are very ill
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idiom Question 16: Every single day you let me down. Every single day you make me mad. Every single day you do such silly things!
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anaphora
Question 17: The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close.
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personification
Question 18: repetition of a word or words
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anaphora
Question 19: Busy as a bee.
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simile
Question 20: You are my sunshine.
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metaphor
Question 21: When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human
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personification
Question 22: It's a slow burg.
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hyperbole
Question 23: Clean as a whistle.
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simile
Question 24: The world is my oyster.
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metaphor
Question 25: We had to wait forever!
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hyperbole
Question 26: The sky was full of dancing stars.
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personification
Question 27: The fly buzzed past us.
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onomatopoeia
Question 28: I spent a couple of weeks there one day.
Answer:
hyperbole
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