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- Quiz on Homophones
#1. The leaves danced in the wind.
#2. She sells seashells by the seashore.
#3. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
#4. Life is a journey.
#5. The thunder grumbled like an old man.
#6. The classroom was a zoo.
#7. The silence was deafening?
#8. He is as brave as a lion.
#9. The alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
#10. Her smile is like sunshine.
#11. Time is a thief.
#12. The pen is mightier than the sword.
#13. She has a heart of stone.
#14. The stars winked at us from the night sky.
#15. The thunderous silence filled the room.
What is figures of speech?
It is a form of expression used to convey meaning or highten effect to the language. It is used to decorate thoughts or writing language.
Figures of speech is a word that pocesses a separate meaning from its literal meaning. It can be a metaphor and simile. In truth, there are a wealth of these literary tools in the English language.
Important List:
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Hyperbole
- Irony
- Allitration
- Apostrophe
- Synecdoche
- Epigram
- Oxymoron etc
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Topic: English grammar
Sub-topic: Quiz Figures of speech
Total questions: 20
Question type: Multiple choice
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MCQ questions on Figures of Speech:
Quiz on Figures of Speech
Which figures of speech is used in the following sentences.
1. The leaves danced in the wind.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: C) Personification
2. She sells seashells by the seashore.
A) Alliteration
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Assonance
D) Oxymoron
Answer: A) Alliteration
3. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony
Answer: C) Hyperbole
4. Life is a journey.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Apostrophe
Answer: B) Metaphor
5. The thunder grumbled like an old man.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: A) Simile
6. The classroom was a zoo.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Personification
Answer: B) Metaphor
7. The silence was deafening?
A) Oxymoron
B) Hyperbole
C) Irony
D) Personification
Answer: B) Hyperbole
8. He is as brave as a lion.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: A) Simile
9. The alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: C) Personification
10. Her smile is like sunshine.
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Hyperbole
D) Alliteration
Answer: B) Simile
11. Time is a thief.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: B) Metaphor
12. The pen is mightier than the sword.
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Synecdoche
D) Metonymy
Answer: D) Metonymy
13. She has a heart of stone.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: B) Metaphor
14. The stars winked at us from the night sky.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Answer: C) Personification
15. The thunderous silence filled the room.
A) Metaphor
B) Oxymoron
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony
Answer: B) Oxymoron