Grade 5 ELA Practice Test: Figurative Language, Similes, Metaphors and Idioms
- Figurative Language: Similes, Metaphors and Idioms
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on figurative language: words that mean more than their dictionary meaning. Tip: ask yourself what two things are being compared and what the writer really wants you to picture.
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Question 1
After the fire drill, the classroom was a zoo.
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Correct answer: C
The sentence says the classroom was a zoo, comparing two things without like or as. That makes it a metaphor; a simile would say "like a zoo."
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Question 2
Which sentence contains a simile?
Correct answer: A
A simile compares two things using like or as: her voice is compared to a feather with as soft as. "Music to my ears" is a comparison too, but it has no like or as, so it is a metaphor.
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Question 3
The wind whispered through the pine trees.
What does the personification tell you about the wind?
Correct answer: D
People whisper softly, so a wind that "whispers" makes a quiet sound. The wind is not really telling secrets; that reads the words too literally.
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Question 4
After losing the championship game, Leo was down in the dumps all evening.
What does the idiom mean?
Correct answer: B
Being "down in the dumps" means feeling sad, which fits how someone feels after losing a big game. It has nothing to do with real trash.
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Question 5
"I have asked you a million times to close the door!"
Which type of figurative language does the speaker use?
Correct answer: A
Hyperbole is a huge exaggeration used for effect. The speaker has not really asked a million times but wants to show frustration.
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Question 6
Dad said the new phone cost an arm and a leg.
What does Dad mean?
Correct answer: C
The idiom "cost an arm and a leg" means something costs a lot of money. Nobody was actually hurt.
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Question 7
Which sentence uses alliteration?
Correct answer: D
Alliteration repeats the same beginning sound in nearby words: six, silly, seals, slid, stones all begin with s. The other sentences have no repeated starting sound.
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Question 8
Grandma always says, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
What does this proverb mean?
Correct answer: B
The proverb warns against planning on a result, like winning a prize, before it actually happens, because some eggs never hatch. It is not advice about real chickens.
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Question 9
Grandpa's hands were sandpaper after years of building fences.
What does this metaphor suggest about Grandpa's hands?
Correct answer: D
Sandpaper is rough and scratchy, so the metaphor shows his hands became rough from hard work. Nothing in the sentence is about cold or size.
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Question 10
The old car coughed, sputtered and finally fell asleep at the side of the road.
What does "fell asleep" mean in this sentence?
Correct answer: A
The car is described like a sick, tired person: after coughing and sputtering, it "falls asleep," which means the engine stopped. A car cannot really sleep, and the driver is never mentioned.
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