Similes And Metaphors Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 17
1. The lake was a mirror on the calm, clear Saturday.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
2. The teacher showered him with praise.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
3. After the walk through the dessert, Kim's tongue felt dry as a bone. What are the words in blue an example of?.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
4. Math is a puzzle waiting to be solved.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
5. Simile or Metaphor? He is a walking dictionary.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
6. The snow was as white as a blanket on the ground _____ what are they comparing?.
A) Blanket, snow.
B) Ground, snow.
7. What do similes and metaphors have in common?.
A) They both compare 2 unlike things that have common characteristics.
B) They both include the use of like or as.
C) They both are types of figurative language that you should not use.
D) None of above.
8. He is a shining star.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
9. She swooped like a hawk to grab the last piece of chocolate.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
10. What is the difference between similes and metaphors?.
A) Similes use like or as to compare two unlike things and metaphors do not.
B) Metaphors use like or as to compare two things.
C) Metaphors use a common saying to compare two things.
D) Similes use an exaggeration to compare two things.
11. Simile or Metaphor?Her eyes were as bright as the stars.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
12. Since Mom has two jobs, she is always as busy as a bee.
A) Mom is always doing something.
B) Mom is afraid of bees.
C) Mom is building a beehive.
D) None of above.
13. Which of the following is a characteristic of metaphors?.
A) Metaphors create vivid mental images by comparing something unfamiliar to something familiar.
B) Similes directly compare two different things without using connecting words.
C) Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison.
D) Metaphors make comparisons by stating that one thing is another thing.
14. What is a simile?.
A) A figure of speech that compares things without using like or as.
B) A figure of speech that exaggerates.
C) A figure of speech that repeats things.
D) A figure of speech that compares things using like or as.
15. She ran like the wind across the field.
A) She ran fast.
B) Her hair blew in the breeze.
16. Zendaya was as graceful as a swan.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
17. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?.
A) Idiom.
B) Metaphor.
C) Proverb.
D) Simile.
18. "Baby, you're a firework / C'mon show 'em what you're worth".
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
19. The simile, "She was white as a ghost, " means that.
A) She was nervous and pale-looking.
B) The girl died and became a ghost.
C) The girl dressed like a ghost for Halloween.
D) She was happy and smiling.
20. That test was a piece of cake.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
21. I'm as sleepy as a bear that just work up from its winter sleep.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
22. Miyah is a little princess in her little pink dress.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
23. The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.The figurative language in this poem is really telling us that the cookies were what?.
A) Really hard.
B) Nice and soft.
C) Just right.
D) Fluffy.
24. The sound of the rain was like footsteps on the roof. This is an example of:.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
25. Simile or Metaphor? The assignment was a breeze.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.