Figures of Speech TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English - Unit II: Vocabulary (15 Q)

Figures of Speech MCQ Questions


13.
Choose the simile.
A.
He is a lion in battle.
B.
He is brave.
C.
She is like a rose.
D.
He is wise.
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ANSWER :
C. She is like a rose.
14.
Identify the hyperbole.
A.
It is raining.
B.
She has a light bag.
C.
He is tired.
D.
This bag weighs a ton.
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ANSWER :
D. This bag weighs a ton.
15.
Which is an example of metaphor?
A.
He can run fast.
B.
He looks like a tiger.
C.
He is strong.
D.
He is a tiger in the ring.
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ANSWER :
D. He is a tiger in the ring.
16.
Identify the sentence with personification.
A.
The boy slept.
B.
The man howled in pain.
C.
The cat meowed.
D.
The wind howled in the night.
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ANSWER :
D. The wind howled in the night.
17.
Which sentence contains oxymoron?
A.
The tea is sweet.
B.
Sweet memories.
C.
The cake is bitter.
D.
Bittersweet memories.
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ANSWER :
D. Bittersweet memories.
18.
Identify the irony in the following.
A.
The sun is hot.
B.
The plumber fixed the pipe.
C.
The teacher is teaching.
D.
A plumber's house has leaking pipes.
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ANSWER :
D. A plumber's house has leaking pipes.