Figures of Speech TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English - Unit II: Vocabulary (15 Q)

Figures of Speech MCQ Questions


1.
Identify the correct example of a simile.
A.
The world is a stage.
B.
Her smile is like sunshine.
C.
Time flies.
D.
The wind whispered secrets.
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ANSWER :
B. Her smile is like sunshine.
2.
Identify the correct example of a metaphor.
A.
As brave as a lion.
B.
Life is a journey.
C.
She sang sweetly.
D.
The car zoomed past.
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ANSWER :
B. Life is a journey.
3.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
A.
He is a shining star.
B.
The leaves danced in the wind.
C.
She was as cool as ice.
D.
He fought like a tiger.
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ANSWER :
B. The leaves danced in the wind.
4.
Which sentence contains alliteration?
A.
The birds are flying high.
B.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
C.
Her eyes were like the ocean.
D.
He is a rock.
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ANSWER :
B. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
5.
Identify the example of hyperbole.
A.
I have told you a thousand times.
B.
He walks to school every day.
C.
She likes chocolate.
D.
The water is cold.
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ANSWER :
A. I have told you a thousand times.
6.
Choose the sentence with a metaphor.
A.
He is as tall as a tree.
B.
Her voice is music to my ears.
C.
The sun is bright.
D.
He runs like a deer.
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ANSWER :
B. Her voice is music to my ears.