Objective Tests

Grade level: Grade 9

Topic: Figures of Speech

Name:_________________________________ Score:__________

Year and Section:_______________________  Date:___________

General Directions:

•  Answer the following items with the best of your abilities.
•  Use BLACK or BLUE ink only.
•  Observe intellectual honesty.
•   Each test item is worth one (1) point.

I. True or False: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong. Write your answer in the blank before the number.

______1. Figures of speech are used to awaken the imagination.

______2. Figures of speech can also be called as figurative language.

______3. Rhyme, rhythm and alliteration are examples of figures of speech.

______4. Writers can invent their own figures of speech.

______5. Writers only use figures of speech in composing poems.

II. Matching Type: Match the examples of figures of speech in column A with their corresponding type of figure of speech in column B. Write the letter in the blank before the number.

                                    A                                                             B

____1. Let me give you a hand.                                       A. Apostrophe

____2. Revenge is a wild justice.                                     B. Hyperbole

____3. I have a million problems.                                    C. Metaphor

____4. Two heads are better than one.                           D. Metonymy

____5. Death, where is thy sting?                                   E. Synecdoche

III. Multiple Choice: Read carefully and understand each statement or question. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before the number.

For numbers 1-8, refer to the text below:

Firework by Katy Perry

I. Do you ever feel
Like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel
Feel so paper-thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel
Already buried deep
Six feet under
Screams but no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's
Still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta

Chorus:

Ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on show them what you're worth
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave them all in awe

II. You don't have to feel
Like a waste of space
You're original
Cannot be replaced

If you only knew
What the future holds
After a hurricane
Comes a rainbow

Maybe the reason why
All the doors are closed
So you could open one
That leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt
Your heart will glow
And when it's time you know
You just gotta

(Repeat Chorus)

III. Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on show them what you're worth
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave them all in awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

___ 1. The line, “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag”, is an example of what figure of speech?

          A. Synecdoche                     C. Personification

          B. Simile                               D. Metaphor

___ 2. What type of figure of speech is conveyed in the line, “Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin”?

          A. Hyperbole                         C. Metaphor 

          B. Irony                                 D. Oxymoron

___ 3. The verse “Do you ever feel already buried deep six feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing” means:

          A. The person experiences indifference from other people.

          B. The person lives in a rural area away from society.

          C. The person resides in a community of deaf people.

          D. The person falls into a trap located in a secluded place.

___ 4. What line in the song is an example of a paradox?

          A. ‘Cause baby you’re a firework

          B. Come on let your colors burst

          C. After a hurricane comes a rainbow

          D. All the doors are closed

___ 5. What type of figure speech is conveyed in the line, “If you only knew what the future holds”?

           A. Irony                                  C. Metonymy

           B. Hyperbole                         D. Personification

___ 6. What line in the song suggests the use of onomatopoeia?

            A. Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh”

            B. Drifting through the wind

            C. Your heart will glow

            D. Boom, boom, boom

___ 7. The meaning behind the verse, “Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed so you could open one that leads you to the perfect road”, is:

            A. There is a perfect time for everything.

            B. Obstacles will lead you to an opportunity.

            C. You have to work for your dreams.

            D. Accept challenges that come your way.

___ 8. In the line, “even brighter than the moon”, what is being compared with the moon?

             A. You                                   C. Lyricist

             B. Firework                           D. Singer

___ 9. Which among the pairs of figures of speech involve comparison of unlike things?

             A. Paradox and Irony          C. Apostrophe and Allusion         

             B. Simile and Metaphor      D. Metonymy and Synecdoche

___ 10. Which of the following statements describe figures of speech?

             A. They mean exactly what they say.

             B. They use everyday language.

             C. They create pictures in the minds

             D. They make text difficult to understand.

ANSWER KEY

I. True or False         II. Matching Type                  III. Multiple Choice

1. True                       1. D                                          1. B

2. True                       2. C                                          2. C

3. False                      3. B                                          3. A

4. True                       4. E                                          4. C

5. False                      5. A                                          5. D

                                                                                   6. D

                                                                                   7. B                

                                                                                   8. A

                                                                                   9. B

                                                                                  10. C

Table of Specifications

Objectives	K (KNOWLEDGE)	P (PROCESS)	U (UNDERSTANDING)	P (PRODUCT)	Number of test items
Students should be able to describe the characteristics and application of figure of speech.	True/False: 2		True/False: 1,4,5 Multiple Choice: 10		5
Students should be able to distinguish what is a figure of speech from a sound device.	True/False: 3				1
Students should be able to analyze the similarities and differences of the different types of figures of speech.			Multiple Choice: 9		1
Students should be able to identify the type of figure of speech used in an example.		Matching Type: 1,2,3,4,5 Multiple Choice: 1,2,4,5,6			10
Students should be able to identify the meaning of the figures of speech used in a text.		Multiple Choice: 8	Multiple Choice: 3,7		3
Total Test Score:					20