Grade 4 English Language Arts · Figurative Language
Build Grade 4 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.
These Grade 4 English Language Arts practice tests help students recognize figurative language and explain its meaning. Students work with comparisons, human-like descriptions, idioms, exaggeration, and words that imitate sounds.
A simile compares using like or as. A metaphor makes a direct comparison. Personification gives human actions to nonhuman things. Idioms have meanings different from their literal words, hyperbole uses exaggeration, and onomatopoeia imitates a sound. Use the surrounding sentence to determine the intended meaning.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 4 English Language Arts practice test on similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.
Read each sentence or expression, identify the figurative language, and choose the meaning that best fits the context.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Simile.
A simile makes a comparison using like or as.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is The classroom was a zoo..
The sentence says the classroom was a zoo without using like or as, creating a metaphor.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The wind whispered through the trees..
Whispering is a human action given to the wind, so the sentence uses personification.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Tell a secret.
The idiom spill the beans means to reveal information or tell a secret.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The baby slept like a log..
The comparison uses like, so it is a simile.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Her voice was music to the audience..
The sentence directly says her voice was music, comparing them without like or as.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The old house groaned in the wind..
Groaning is a human-like action given to the house.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Very easy.
When used as an idiom, piece of cake means something is very easy.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The clouds floated like cotton balls..
The word like compares clouds with cotton balls.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is The moon was a silver coin in the sky..
The moon is directly called a silver coin, making a metaphor.
A simile compares two different things using like or as.
Personification gives human actions or qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 4 Figurative Language questions in total.
