Reading Worksheet · Grades 4–6
Figurative Language Worksheet
A printable reading comprehension worksheet for grades 4-6 that teaches four kinds of figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Students identify each type in a short narrative passage with 8 numbered expressions, then explain meanings and write their own example. A complete answer key is included.
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Subject
Reading
Grades
Grades 4–6
Skill Focus
Figurative Language, reading comprehension
Lesson Length
25 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Figurative language is one of the foundation reading skills students must control before tackling poetry, short fiction, and standardized reading passages. This worksheet keeps the scope tight at four types — simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole — and gives students 8 in-context identifications instead of a list of isolated phrases.
Section A uses an original ~90-word cafeteria narrative with 8 numbered figurative expressions. Each expression maps clearly to one of the four types. Students read the passage in flow, then return to identify each one. Section B asks students to translate two of those expressions into plain words and to write their own example of hyperbole — a small writing transfer task that proves they can produce, not just identify.
The reference box at the top of page 1 defines each type with a one-sentence concept and a short example phrase (none of which appear in the passage). The reference deliberately keeps examples short so the passage is the place where students do the real reading work. Page 3 is a compact one-column answer key with all 8 type identifications and three sample short responses.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box aloud and ask students to point out the four type names + how each is identified.
Read the passage aloud once for flow, then have students read it again silently.
Have students complete Section A independently as the identification core of the worksheet.
Discuss item (7) ‘The clock yawned through the lunch period’ together — this is the personification example most students need help with.
Pair with the Point of View Worksheet or the Mood in Reading Worksheet to keep narrative-analysis skills going.
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Figurative Language Worksheet
A printable reading comprehension worksheet for grades 4-6 that teaches four kinds of figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Students identify each type in a short narrative passage with 8 numbered expressions, then explain meanings and write their own example. A complete answer key is included.
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