Similes And Metaphors Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 30
1. I am so tired that I move like a sloth.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
2. What two things are being compared in this sentence? After doing 20 push-ups John's arms felt like limp noodles.
A) Arms and noodles.
B) Push-ups and John.
C) Push-ups and noodles.
D) John and noodles.
3. How does a simile compare two different things?.
A) By using the words 'not' or 'never'.
B) By using the words 'with' or 'without'.
C) By using the words 'is' or 'are'.
D) By using the words 'like' or 'as'.
4. Identify the metaphor.
A) He was as slow as a snail.
B) She ran like the wind.
C) That building is as old as the pyramids.
D) Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest.
5. Which one of the following IS a simile?.
A) He is a night owl.
B) Her hair was like snow.
C) Success is key.
D) You are my sunshine.
6. Which of the following is a simile? (Can be more than one answer).
A) The sky is like a painting.
B) The sky is a painting.
C) None of above.
7. The boy was as quick as lightning in the race.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
8. A simile is.
A) Direct comparison of one thing to another.
B) Comparing using 'like' or as _____ as.
9. What is the meaning of this metaphor? Keep your chin up.
A) Stay positive.
B) Keep your head back.
C) Watch the clouds.
D) None of above.
10. New money, suit and tieI can read you like a magazine.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
11. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence. Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
C) Both a simile and a metaphor.
D) There is no figure of speech in that sentence.
12. Henry stomped through the door like an elephant.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
13. A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.
A) False.
B) True.
14. She is on a rollercoaster of emotions.
A) She's scared.
B) She is having lots of different feelings.
C) She's having fun.
D) She's going to vomit soon.
15. Words are weapons that sometimes hurt people.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
16. Mr. Jones is tall.
A) Neither .
B) Simile.
C) Metaphor.
D) None of above.
17. A figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way using "like" or "as.".
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
18. Which is the best definition of a metaphor?.
A) It describes something in a way that isn't literally true for symbolic effect.
B) It states that one thing is literally another thing.
C) It's a device used in poetry.
D) It's a lie.
19. Which phrase is NOT an example of a simile?.
A) Her heart was ice cold.
B) Sally's cool as a cucumber.
C) His eyes are green as grass.
D) None of above.
20. What is an example of a metaphor?.
A) Fourth-grade has the heart of a lion.
B) Her hair was as yellow as the sun.
C) His hands were as cold as ice.
D) The house was like a circus!.
21. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence. The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Both a simile and a metaphor.
D) There is no figure of speech in that sentence.
22. The baby's smile is like sunshine on a cloudy day.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
23. What is the definition of a metaphor?.
A) Comparing two different things NOT using like or as.
B) Comparing two things using like or as.
C) Silly sentences using animals and people.
D) Things that have people like characteristics.
24. What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?.
A) A simile does use "like" or "as" .
B) A simile does not use "like" or "as".
C) A metaphor means EXACTLY what is says.
D) None of above.
25. A simile is a comparison of 2 unlike things using _____ .
A) Like or as.
B) Like, if.
C) As if.
D) And, but.