Figurative
Language
Quiz

What is the free Figurative Language Quiz?

The Figurative Language Quiz is a free web app for practicing original 4-choice questions about similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, and the effect of figurative expressions.

The app is designed for learners from upper elementary to junior high level. It focuses on recognizing how words create images, feelings, sounds, and meanings.

Original questions for expressive reading practice

All quiz sentences, choices, hints, and explanations are created for this app. The questions are not copied from textbooks, workbooks, entrance exams, practice exams, school worksheets, or official teaching materials.

Students practice identifying the type of expression, finding the figurative part, choosing the closest literal meaning, understanding the effect, and rewriting plain sentences into figurative expressions.

Course lineup

• 10-question basics mix
• 20-question simile practice
• 20-question metaphor practice
• 20-question personification practice
• 20-question onomatopoeia practice
• 20-question effect and image practice
• 20-question comparison and distinction practice
• 30-question rewriting practice
• 50-question reading practice
• 100-question master challenge

Dynamic hints with simple diagrams

Hints change according to the current question. The hint screen shows the target, the figurative part, the type of expression, and a simple self-made diagram to help learners understand the image.

My Page stores challenge history, best records, and often missed questions, so the app can be used for repeated review.

How this quiz helps learners

Figurative language becomes easier when learners do three small actions: find the clue phrase, name the type, and explain what image it creates.

This quiz repeats those actions in short questions, so students can practice during a few spare minutes without needing a long reading passage every time.

Useful for class, home study, and review

Teachers can use it as a warm-up before reading or writing activities. Families can use it as light home practice. Students can use it to check confusing differences such as simile vs. metaphor or personification vs. plain description.

The questions are designed to connect reading and writing: learners not only identify expressions, but also choose natural rewrites and think about why the wording works.