Vocabulary & Figures of Speech Quiz - ICSE Class 6 English

Free practice quiz: Vocabulary & Figures of Speech (ICSE Class 6 English). 52 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

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1. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence: 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees.'

   1. Simile
   2. Metaphor
   3. Personification
   4. Onomatopoeia
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   Answer: C. Personification

   Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities or actions are attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. In this sentence, the wind is described as 'whispering secrets,' which is a human action.

2. Identify the figure of speech in 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

   1. Metaphor
   2. Simile
   3. Personification
   4. Hyperbole
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   Answer: B. Simile

   A simile compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Here, the smile is compared to the sun using 'as'.

3. Identify the figure of speech in 'The stars danced playfully in the night sky.'

   1. Simile
   2. Metaphor
   3. Personification
   4. Onomatopoeia
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   Answer: C. Personification

   Personification is giving human qualities to inanimate objects. The stars are described as 'dancing playfully', which are human actions.

4. Identify the figure of speech in 'The children were a bundle of joy.'

   1. Simile
   2. Metaphor
   3. Personification
   4. Hyperbole
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   Answer: B. Metaphor

   This is a metaphor as it directly compares the children to 'a bundle of joy' without using 'like' or 'as', emphasizing their happiness-inducing nature.

5. What figure of speech is 'The thunder roared.'?

   1. Simile
   2. Metaphor
   3. Personification
   4. Onomatopoeia
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   Answer: C. Personification

   The thunder is given the human action of 'roaring'.

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