Personification Quiz for Grade 6 English Language Arts (with Answers)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ✍️ Personification is when you give human qualities to non-human things (like animals, objects, or ideas).
• 🌳 Think of it as making something non-human act like a person. For example, "The wind whispered secrets." Wind can't actually whisper!
• 🎭 Common examples include: The sun smiled, the leaves danced, or the storm raged.
• 💡 To identify personification, ask yourself: Is this thing doing something only a person can do?
• 📖 Personification makes writing more vivid and interesting. It helps you imagine things in a new way!

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences contains personification?
   1. A. The car drove down the street.
   2. B. The flowers grew in the garden.
   3. C. The sun smiled down on us.
   4. D. The birds flew south for the winter.
2. In the sentence, "The clock ticked impatiently," what is being personified?
   1. A. The room
   2. B. The clock
   3. C. The sound
   4. D. The time
3. Which sentence does NOT use personification?
   1. A. The stars winked in the night sky.
   2. B. The river snaked through the valley.
   3. C. The book sat on the shelf.
   4. D. The computer screen glared at me.
4. What human quality is given to the wind in the sentence, "The wind howled in the night?"
   1. A. Happiness
   2. B. Anger
   3. C. Sadness
   4. D. Fear
5. Identify the example of personification:
   1. A. The house is big.
   2. B. The dog barked loudly.
   3. C. The door creaked open.
   4. D. Opportunity knocked.
6. Which of these is an example of personification?
   1. A. The rain fell softly.
   2. B. The clouds were gray.
   3. C. The car grumbled as it went up the hill.
   4. D. The tree was tall.
7. In the sentence "The flame danced in the hearth" what is being personified?
   1. A. The hearth
   2. B. The flame
   3. C. The room
   4. D. The dancer