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Figurative language practice
Students practise identifying and explaining figurative language by answering questions on simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and idiom, including which sentence contains a type and completing sentences using the best term. Level: 6th grade.
By Edform · English language arts · Grade 6 · Published Oct 28, 2026 · New
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- Which sentence contains a simile?
- What does the metaphor “The classroom was a beehive” suggest?
- What does the hyperbole “I have a mountain of homework” emphasize?
- Complete the sentence with the figurative-language term that best fits.
- Choose the meaning that best completes the sentence.
- Sort each sentence into the correct category: simile or metaphor.
- Put these steps in a helpful order for figuring out what a figurative sentence means.
- Match each sentence to the meaning of its idiom.
- Complete the sentence with the figurative-language term that best fits.
- Mark each statement true or false.
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