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🧠 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 13
1. Which sentence contains a metaphor?.
A) Dad is going to replace his old dinosaur computer with a brand new laptop.
B) Tears rolled down her cheeks like a river.
C) The boys stood as straight as flagpoles when they were in the show.
D) Your room is a mess and needs cleaned.
2. Simile or Metaphor? This house is as clean as a whistle.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
3. "A kid named Julian and his two gorillas."-Wonder.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
4. "Y'all are so so like a seamstress".
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
5. Which one is NOT a metaphor?.
A) The computer was a dinosaur.
B) She acts like a pig at dinner.
C) My brother is a chicken.
D) He is a night owl.
6. Check the metaphors from the poem below.Dreams By Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly. Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow. Source:https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/dreams-by-langston-hughes.
A) Hold fast to dreams.
B) For if dreams die.
C) That cannot fly.
D) Life is a broken-winged bird.
7. The early bird gets the worm.What does the proverb mean?.
A) Everyone needs to set the alarm to get up early.
B) Birds like to eat worms.
C) The best meal is breakfast.
D) People who begin early will have the best chance to be successful.
8. Explain the meaning of the simile in the following sentence. The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.
A) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.
B) This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket.
C) This means that Simone had a fever.
D) This means that Simone doesn't like to be hugged.
9. You know how in "Rocky" he prepares for the fight by punching sides of raw beef? Well, yesterday it was as cold as that meat locker he was in.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
10. Her heart is gold.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
11. When she saw the kids begin to have a glitter fight, the teacher leapt across the room as fast as a cheetah.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
12. Her voice was _____ when she sang her solo during the concert.
A) As clear as a bell.
B) As gentle as a lamb.
C) As sick as a dog.
D) As hungry as a wolf.
13. She is on a rollercoaster of emotions. Simile or Metaphor?.
A) She's having fun.
B) She is scared.
C) She is going to vomit soon!.
D) She's having different types of feelings.
14. Darielle is tall as a giraffe.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
15. You really are hungry!.
A) No comparison .
B) Simile.
C) Metaphor.
D) None of above.
16. His feet floated above the dance floor as he danced along.
A) He was dancing well.
B) He was light.
C) He was a ghost.
D) None of the above.
17. Similes and metaphors are used a lot in _____ .
A) Descriptive writing .
B) Academic writing.
C) Most writing.
D) None of above.
18. Complete the sentence to make a simile.He couldn't see without his glasses-he was _____ .
A) As blind as a bat.
B) Sightless.
C) Wearing dark glasses.
D) A blind man.
19. Sam is a chicken.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
20. Complete this sentence with a simile. Her hair is _____ .
A) Sensitive as a flower.
B) As strange as a vision.
C) As soft as silk.
D) As black as day.
21. Similes don't use words such as "like" or "as".
A) False.
B) True.
22. A _____ compares two unlike objects using the words is, am, are, was or were.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
23. I like to eat fish.
A) Not a simile.
B) Simile.
24. Simile or metaphor, I think you bad like the bad boys because you are don't help any one and you don't listen to your mom and your dad.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
25. Madison's sister looked like a princess in her blue prom dress.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.