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.
This ICSE Class 6 English practice quiz has 52 multiple-choice questions on Vocabulary & Figures of Speech, and 52 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.
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Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence: 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees.'
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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.
Identify the figure of speech in 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'
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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'.
Identify the figure of speech in 'The stars danced playfully in the night sky.'
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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.
Identify the figure of speech in 'The children were a bundle of joy.'
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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.
What figure of speech is 'The thunder roared.'?
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Answer: C. Personification
The thunder is given the human action of 'roaring'.
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- Which word is a synonym for 'diligent'?
- What figure of speech is 'The classroom was a zoo!'?
- Choose the antonym for 'benevolent'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
- Which word means 'to praise highly'?
- The sentence 'The sun smiled down on us' is an example of which figure of speech?
- Find the antonym of 'fragile'.
- What figure of speech is used in 'The buzzing bee flew by.'?
- Which word is a synonym for 'joyful'?
- Choose the correct meaning of 'ubiquitous'.
- What figure of speech is 'The thunder grumbled angrily.'?
- Find a synonym for 'vibrant'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The world is a stage.'
- Choose the antonym of 'generous'.
- What figure of speech is 'The silence was deafening.'?
- Which word means 'extremely happy'?
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The cat sat on the mat.'
- Choose the meaning of 'perspicacious'.
- Which word is an antonym for 'beneath'?
- What figure of speech is 'He was as strong as an ox.'?
- Choose the meaning of 'diligent'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The leaves rustled.'
- Find a synonym for 'ancient'.
- What figure of speech is 'The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.'?
- Choose the antonym of 'brave'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The birds chirped merrily.'
- Which word means 'to make something less severe or intense'?
- Find a synonym for 'peaceful'.
- Choose the antonym of 'shallow'.
- What figure of speech is 'The lonely lighthouse stood as a sentinel.'?
- Which word means 'very great or intense'?
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The fog crept silently into the valley.'
- Find a synonym for 'pessimistic'.
- What figure of speech is 'The snowflakes danced in the wind.'?
- Choose the antonym of 'temporary'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'His words were like daggers.'
- Which word means 'to praise or commend'?
- Find a synonym for 'benevolent'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The clock ticked loudly.'
- Choose the meaning of 'fragile'.
- What figure of speech is 'He was drowning in a sea of paperwork.'?
- Find an antonym for 'vibrant'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The river snaked through the valley.'
- Which word means 'to wander without a clear purpose'?
- What figure of speech is 'The comedian's jokes were a mile long.'?
- Find a synonym for 'elated'.
- Identify the figure of speech in 'The wind howled.'