The Cambridge School, Doha
Academic Year: 2015-16
Term: 1
Week: 3
Date : 22/09/2015
Name of the Teachers: Mr David and Mr Fred
Subject and Year group: Year 10 English First Language
Portal Assignment No.: AY 2015-16 TM1 22/09/2015
Due Date of submission: 29/09/2015
Header for Portal HW/Uploads
Figures of Speech- Multiple Choice – Circle the correct answer
1. These walls have ears. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
cliche
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
2. His room was a junk pile. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
simile
personification
metaphor
alliteration
3. The baby's skin was like a rose petal. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
similie
personification
metaphor
oxymoron
4. The leaves danced in the wind. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
5. I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
simile
B.
hyperbole
C.
oxymoron
D.
personification
6. She played beautifully on the baby grand. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
oxymoron
7. He was running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
metaphor
oxymoron
hyperbole
cliché
8. Rain races, ripping and restless in it’s rage. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
oxymoron
9. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers. . This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
oxymoron
10. Your answers are perfectly wrong. This sentence is an example of a/an:
A.
B.
C.
D.
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
oxymoron