50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers on Figures of Speech

50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Figures of Speech — covering their Meaning, Types, and Examples

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D. 

1. A figure of speech is used to make language more ______.

A) Boring
B) Literal
C) Interesting
D) Difficult

2. “She is as beautiful as a rose.” This is an example of a ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole

3. “Time is a thief.” is an example of ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Irony
D) Personification

4. “The stars danced in the sky.” shows ______.

A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metonymy
D) Hyperbole

5. “I’ve told you a thousand times!” is an example of ______.

A) Hyperbole
B) Irony
C) Simile
D) Pun

6. “The wind whispered through the trees.” is an example of ______.

A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Euphemism

7. Which figure of speech compares using ‘like’ or ‘as’?

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Irony
D) Hyperbole

8. “The classroom was a zoo.” is a ______.

A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony

9. “Boom”, “Buzz”, and “Hiss” are examples of ______.

A) Hyperbole
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Metaphor
D) Personification

10. “She sells seashells by the seashore.” shows ______.

A) Alliteration
B) Simile
C) Pun
D) Irony

11. Which figure of speech gives human qualities to non-living things?

A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Irony

12. “He is a shining star.” is an example of ______.

A) Hyperbole
B) Metaphor
C) Simile
D) Alliteration

13. “It’s raining cats and dogs.” means ______.

A) There are animals falling
B) It’s raining heavily
C) The sky is dark
D) It’s snowing

14. “Her voice is music to my ears.” is a ______.

A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Irony
D) Personification

15. “The pen is mightier than the sword.” shows ______.

A) Synecdoche
B) Metonymy
C) Paradox
D) Simile

16. “All hands on deck.” means all ______ must work.

A) Hands only
B) Workers
C) Captains
D) Teachers

17. Saying “He passed away” instead of “He died” is an example of ______.

A) Irony
B) Euphemism
C) Hyperbole
D) Simile

18. “Open secret” is an example of ______.

A) Oxymoron
B) Simile
C) Paradox
D) Pun

19. “Sweet sorrow” is an example of ______.

A) Oxymoron
B) Simile
C) Metaphor
D) Personification

20. “Less is more.” is a ______.

A) Hyperbole
B) Paradox
C) Pun
D) Litotes

21. “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” shows ______.

A) Paradox
B) Simile
C) Metaphor
D) Personification

22. “I am so hungry I could eat a horse.” is ______.

A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony

23. “We shall fight, we shall win, we shall conquer.” shows ______.

A) Assonance
B) Anaphora
C) Metaphor
D) Rhyme

24. “Do I look like I care?” is a ______ question.

A) Rhetorical
B) Literal
C) Simple
D) Complex

25. “Try to light the fire.” shows repetition of vowel sounds, called ______.

A) Alliteration
B) Assonance
C) Simile
D) Pun

26. “He lost his family, his job, and his pen.” is an example of ______.

A) Climax
B) Anticlimax
C) Hyperbole
D) Pun

27. “Not bad” means “good.” This is an example of ______.

A) Irony
B) Litotes
C) Euphemism
D) Paradox

28. “Every day, every night, every hour, I pray.” shows ______.

A) Alliteration
B) Anaphora
C) Pun
D) Paradox

29. “He came, he saw, he conquered.” is a ______.

A) Climax
B) Paradox
C) Metaphor
D) Anticlimax

30. “A fair field full of folk.” shows ______.

A) Assonance
B) Alliteration
C) Irony
D) Pun

31. “Who doesn’t love freedom?” is a ______.

A) Question
B) Rhetorical Question
C) Simile
D) Paradox

32. “The waves kissed the shore.” shows ______.

A) Personification
B) Simile
C) Metaphor
D) Hyperbole

33. “He is the black sheep of the family.” is a ______.

A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Euphemism
D) Pun

34. “The kettle is boiling.” means the ______ is boiling.

A) Kettle
B) Water
C) Fire
D) Handle

35. “The White House issued a statement.” shows ______.

A) Synecdoche
B) Metonymy
C) Paradox
D) Irony

36. “The silence was deafening.” is an example of ______.

A) Oxymoron
B) Hyperbole
C) Metaphor
D) Pun

37. “I can resist anything except temptation.” is a ______.

A) Paradox
B) Irony
C) Metaphor
D) Euphemism

38. “A boiled egg is hard to beat.” is a ______.

A) Pun
B) Irony
C) Simile
D) Hyperbole

39. “The leaves danced in the breeze.” shows ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Personification
C) Hyperbole
D) Euphemism

40. “He works like a donkey.” is a ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Pun
D) Hyperbole

41. “O Death! Where is thy sting?” is an example of ______.

A) Apostrophe
B) Personification
C) Irony
D) Simile

42. “He fought for God, for glory, and for gold.” is ______.

A) Anticlimax
B) Climax
C) Simile
D) Paradox

43. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” means ______.

A) A stone rolls fast
B) People who keep moving gain nothing stable
C) Moss grows on all stones
D) Stones are living things

44. “We are sailing in the same boat.” means ______.

A) We are in a boat
B) We are in the same situation
C) We are on vacation
D) We are swimming

45. “I have no words to say.” means ______.

A) The person is speechless
B) The person cannot read
C) The person is sleeping
D) The person is angry

46. “Old is gold.” is a ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony

47. “He cried a river.” is an example of ______.

A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Pun

48. “Life is like a journey.” is a ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony

49. “Broken heart” represents sadness. This is ______.

A) Metaphor
B) Symbolism
C) Pun
D) Simile

50. “So fresh, so clean, so cool.” shows ______.

A) Repetition
B) Anaphora
C) Assonance
D) Climax

 

Answer Key (Quick Check) 

No.	Ans	No.	Ans	No.	Ans	No.	Ans	No.	Ans
1	C	11	B	21	C	31	B	41	A
2	B	12	B	22	C	32	A	42	B
3	A	13	B	23	B	33	B	43	B
4	B	14	B	24	A	34	B	44	B
5	A	15	B	25	B	35	B	45	A
6	B	16	B	26	B	36	A	46	A
7	B	17	B	27	B	37	A	47	C
8	B	18	A	28	B	38	A	48	B
9	B	19	A	29	A	39	B	49	B
10	A	20	B	30	B	40	B	50	B