Similes And Metaphors Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 27
1. What is a simile?.
A) A comparison of two things not using "like" or "as".
B) A phrase that says one thing but means another.
C) A comparison of two things that uses "like" or "as".
D) A person, place, or thing.
2. Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?.
A) The boy said he'd die of shame.
B) The boy was upset at himself.
C) The boy was a tornado of emotion.
D) The boy did not like what he'd done.
3. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below. My grandma is as sweet as sugar.
A) She is very nice.
B) She wears sweet perfume.
C) She loves CHOCOLATE!.
D) She likes to bake sweets.
4. What is the definition of a simile?.
A) Comparing two things using LIKE and AS.
B) Don't know, don't care.
C) Comparing two things using HAVE and WHAT.
D) Comparing two things using BUT and WHO.
5. Jayden was as mad as a wet hen.What does the idiom mean?.
A) Jayden is the name of my angry hen.
B) Jayden was upset because the hen was wet.
C) Jayden only gets angry when she is wet.
D) Jayden is very angry.
6. Sandy's soft voice was like music to my ears.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
7. I feel like a limp dishrag.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
8. Skyys shoes were as clean as a shinny new car.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
9. A simile _____ .
A) Compares two unlike things using the words like or as.
B) Says that something actually is something else.
C) Compares two similar things using the words like or as.
D) Represents a person, an animal, an thing, or an idea.
10. Which phrase is a metaphor?.
A) These jeans fit like a glove.
B) I slept like a bump on a log.
C) The wind was a howling wolf.
D) She is as thin as a rake.
11. Which is the metaphor.
A) Her hope was a fragile seed.
B) The truth was like a bad taste on his tongue.
C) Her hair was as soft as a spider web.
D) None of above.
12. My students are stars, brilliant and bright.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
13. The fur was like silk-soft and smooth.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
14. Choose the best ending for the simile:Kendra isn't feeling well and her face is pale. She is as pale as _____ .
A) A ghost.
B) A black and white penguin.
C) A bucket of sand.
D) None of above.
15. We swayed like palm trees as the soft music played.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
16. He always speaks softly. He doesn't easily get mad at people.
A) As gentle as a lamb.
B) As fierce as a tiger.
C) As free as a bird.
D) None of above.
17. David had a heart of gold.What does the metaphor mean?.
A) David is cold hearted.
B) David's heart is made of gold.
C) David cares about other people.
D) David has a serious health problem.
18. Karen's hair is silk.
A) Karen's hair has a beautiful look and feel to it.
B) Karen has awful hair.
C) Karen is wearing a wig.
D) None of above.
19. A phrase that compares two things using "like" or "as".
A) Noun.
B) Metaphor.
C) Verb.
D) Simile.
20. Sam and Amy picked up the newborn kitten. Sam giggled, "It's like a feather.".
A) Fluffy.
B) Pretty.
C) Heavy.
D) Light.
21. The fruit salad was like a rainbow!.
A) It was colorful .
B) It was rainbow shaped.
C) Leprechauns liked it.
D) None of above.
22. The best meaning of this simile is:The socks smelled like a trash truck had lived in them for 10 years.
A) The socks had a bad odor.
B) The socks were old.
C) The socks were dirty.
D) None of the above.
23. John teeth are as white as _____ .
A) Sheep's fur.
B) Snow.
C) Chalk.
D) Cloud.
24. Davion sleeps like a baby.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
25. Simile or Metaphor? Codie is as tall as a skyscraper.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.