AZELLA Figurative Language

Question 1

Which sentence contains a simile?

Accepted Answer

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

Answer

A simile compares two things using 'as' or 'like'; 'as bright as the sun' uses 'as' to compare her smile to the sun.

Question 2

What is a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A direct comparison saying one thing IS another

Answer

A metaphor makes a direct comparison by stating one thing is another, without using 'like' or 'as'.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

Accepted Answer

The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.

Answer

Personification gives human actions or qualities to non-human things; flowers cannot literally nod their heads like people do.

Question 4

What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean?

Accepted Answer

To start a conversation in a social situation

Answer

'Break the ice' is an idiom meaning to do or say something to relieve tension and get a conversation or activity started.

Question 5

Which sentence uses hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

I have told you a million times to clean your room!

Answer

Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration; saying 'a million times' is an exaggeration used for emphasis, not a literal count.

AZELLA - Arizona English Language Learner Assessment Practice Test