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🧠 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 20
1. A comparison between two unlike things USING the words "like" or "as" is called a:.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Alliteration.
D) Dialogue.
2. Simile or Metaphor? I'm as hungry as a bear.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
3. Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
4. Life is Monopolygo cop me some land and some property.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
5. Both similes and metaphors do this.
A) Compare two things.
B) Contain adverbs.
C) Contain adjectives.
D) None of above.
6. The road ahead was a ribbon stretching across the desert.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
7. My stomach is a bottomless pit.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
8. A metaphor.
A) A wise saying that give advice.
B) Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as".
C) An expression that doesn't mean what the words say.
D) Compares two unlike things.
9. Fruit is fuel for a healthy body.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
10. What two words are being compared in the following sentence?George is lightning as he runs the race.
A) George and lightning .
B) George and race.
C) George and runs.
D) None of above.
11. Explain the meaning of the following sentence:Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.
A) This means that Mikey waited for a very long time and got very cold.
B) This means that Mikey's fingers became actual icicles.
C) This means that Mikey's is probably a snowman.
D) This means that Mikey only waited for a minute or two.
12. Similes and Metaphors help to create mental pictures.
A) True.
B) False.
13. The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
14. Select the adjectives:Chinese foods are popular in many countries.
A) Are.
B) Foods.
C) Chinese.
15. You are a pain in the neck.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
16. The football player is a bull pushing through the pile of players.
A) Very strong.
B) Very mad.
C) Very aggressive.
D) Very stubborn.
17. When two things are being compared using like or as, it is called a _____ .
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
18. Which two words are being compared? The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth.
A) Fur and blanket.
B) Cat and warmth.
C) Cat and fur.
D) Blanket and warmth.
19. The shoplifter was not the least bit nervous, in fact he was _____ .
A) As cool as a cucumber.
B) As thick as thieves.
C) As warm as toast.
D) As mad as a hatter.
20. The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. What two things are being compared in this this sentence?.
A) Friends to peas.
B) Peas to pods.
C) Friends to pods.
D) Best to friends.
21. Complete the sentence with a metaphor.My friend always studies a lot-in fact he's _____ .
A) Very disciplined.
B) Studious.
C) Owlish.
D) A night owl.
22. The dog crept into the kitchen like a silent thief.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
23. Life is like a box of chocolates.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
24. Simile or metaphor? George is lightning as he runs the race.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
25. Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?.
A) Her eyes shone through the darkness.
B) Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.
C) Her eyes were two full moons.
D) Her eyes looked like mine.