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Grade 6 Figurative Language Practice Test

Build Grade 6 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, idioms, alliteration, imagery, and tone.

Figurative Language Practice Tests

These Grade 6 English Language Arts practice tests help students recognize and interpret language that goes beyond literal meaning. Students practice similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, idioms, alliteration, imagery, mood, tone, and the effect of figurative comparisons.

Skills covered

  • Identifying similes and metaphors
  • Recognizing personification and hyperbole
  • Interpreting idioms in context
  • Finding alliteration and sensory imagery
  • Explaining how figurative language creates mood and tone
  • Distinguishing literal and figurative meaning
  • Choosing effective figurative language in writing

How to use these practice tests

Look for comparison words such as like or as, notice human actions given to nonhuman things, and watch for impossible exaggeration or familiar phrases with nonliteral meanings. Use the surrounding sentence to explain the image, feeling, or idea the language creates.

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Grade 6 Figurative Language Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 6 English Language Arts practice test on similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, idioms, alliteration, imagery, and figurative meaning.

Identify the type of figurative language, interpret its meaning in context, and explain how it creates an image, mood, tone, or emphasis.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence contains both a simile and sensory imagery?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The soup was as warm as sunshine and smelled of garlic..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: As warm as sunshine is a simile, and smelled of garlic appeals to the sense of smell.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

As warm as sunshine is a simile, and smelled of garlic appeals to the sense of smell.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence contains a metaphor and suggests leadership?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The captain was the compass of the team..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: Calling the captain a compass suggests that the person guides the team.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

Calling the captain a compass suggests that the person guides the team.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses alliteration to create a playful sound?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Friendly frogs flipped from flat stones..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: The repeated f sound creates a playful rhythm in the sentence.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

The repeated f sound creates a playful rhythm in the sentence.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses an idiom correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is When the plan changed, we decided to go with the flow..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: Go with the flow means to adapt to changing circumstances.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

Go with the flow means to adapt to changing circumstances.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which revision uses personification to make the setting more vivid?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The old bridge sighed beneath the travelers feet..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: Sighing is a human action that gives the bridge a vivid, emotional quality.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

Sighing is a human action that gives the bridge a vivid, emotional quality.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which figurative comparison best shows that a student is very fast?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The student moved like a lightning bolt across the field..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: A lightning bolt suggests exceptional speed and makes the movement vivid.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

A lightning bolt suggests exceptional speed and makes the movement vivid.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which phrase is literal rather than figurative?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The teacher placed the book on the table..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: Placing a book on a table is a direct action without a nonliteral comparison or idiom.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

Placing a book on a table is a direct action without a nonliteral comparison or idiom.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A writer describes a noisy market as "a river of voices." What does the metaphor emphasize?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The voices flow continuously through the busy space..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: The river comparison emphasizes continuous movement and sound among the people.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

The river comparison emphasizes continuous movement and sound among the people.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which phrase uses hyperbole to show that a task feels difficult?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is This homework will take forever..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: Forever is an exaggeration used to emphasize how long or difficult the task feels.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

Forever is an exaggeration used to emphasize how long or difficult the task feels.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

How should a reader determine the meaning of an unfamiliar idiom?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Use the surrounding context and consider the situation where it appears..

  1. Notice the language: Look for a comparison, exaggeration, human quality, repeated sound, or nonliteral phrase.
  2. Interpret the meaning: Context helps readers understand what a nonliteral phrase means in a particular situation.
  3. Explain the effect: Connect the figurative language to the image, feeling, tone, or idea it creates.

Context helps readers understand what a nonliteral phrase means in a particular situation.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 6 Figurative Language

What topics are covered?

The page covers similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, idioms, alliteration, sensory imagery, literal and figurative meaning, mood, and tone.

How can students interpret figurative language?

Students can identify the language type, read the surrounding context, determine the comparison or exaggeration, and explain the image, feeling, or idea it creates.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 6 Figurative Language questions in total.