Figures of Speech & Introduction to Poetry is one of 9 topics in the Grade 8 English First Additional Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Answer: Simile — A simile compares two different things using "like" or "as".
Easy
2. Which sentence uses PERSONIFICATION?
The wind whispered through the trees.
The wind was strong today.
The wind blew the leaves away.
The wind is cold in winter.
Answer: The wind whispered through the trees. — Personification gives a human quality (whispering) to something non-human (the wind).
Medium
3. Name the figure of speech that uses words that sound like the noise they describe, such as "buzz" or "crash."
Answer: Onomatopoeia — Onomatopoeia uses words that sound like the noise they are describing.
