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📘 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 21
1. Which of the following sentences contains a simile?.
A) Jane sprinted like a cheetah.
B) The cake was a slice of heaven.
C) Her dress was a sparkling ruby.
D) It was a hot and sunny day.
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of metaphors?.
A) Metaphors do not use connecting words like 'like' or 'as'.
B) Metaphors create deeper associations and connections.
C) Metaphors can evoke emotions and create vivid imagery.
D) Metaphors suggest that one thing is another.
3. When my dad wakes up, at first he is a bear.
A) He is grumpy.
B) He is furry.
C) He growls.
D) He is kind.
4. They were fighting like cats and dogs.
A) Not a simile.
B) Simile.
5. Ted was as nervous as a mouse in a room full of cats.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
6. Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?.
A) She was so tired that she slept for days.
B) He was so angry he turned red.
C) She was lost in a sea of books.
D) Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks.
7. Her diamond eyes shone brightly at me.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
8. Make this a simile. She sings _____ .
A) At the crowd.
B) Very well.
C) Like a bird.
D) At lunch.
9. Which of the following is the definition of a Simile?.
A) A comparison between two things using the clue words "like" or "as".
B) A word that represents sounds that we often hear around us.
C) A comparison between two things.
D) A group of words that often all start with the same letters.
10. Ellana's hair is as dark as the sky at midnight.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
11. A metaphor is _____ .
A) A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things.
B) A literary device that exaggerates things.
C) The process authors use when they want to add suspense to their story.
D) None of above.
12. He pounced like a tiger.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
13. I slept like a baby last night.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
14. What are the metaphors.
A) That thing looks like a rat.
B) It is as hot as the sun.
C) What do you want to do.
15. The sensory details in a story are details that _____ .
A) Use the five senses.
B) Use dollars and cents.
C) Use just sights and smells.
D) Use big words.
16. That knife is as sharp as a razor.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
17. "This kid is Rated R."-Wonder.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
18. Baby, you're a firework.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Blah.
D) Blah.
19. A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:.
A) Hyperbole.
B) Simile.
C) Idiom.
D) Metaphor.
20. What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence? Dominic is a walking dictionary.
A) He knows a lot of big words.
B) He is smart.
C) He talks a lot.
D) He walks and talks at the same time.
21. She is a pig.
A) Metaphor.
B) Similes.
22. Olivia's hair is silk.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
23. The musicians spun great webs of sound.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
24. A _____ compares two things using the words like or as.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
25. How can similes and metaphors enhance writing?.
A) By engaging readers in a more imaginative and expressive way.
B) By making the writing more straightforward.
C) By making the writing more boring.
D) By making the writing more confusing.