Similes And Metaphors Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 32
1. The truck is as big as an elephant.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
2. Gabby's is gold.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
3. My heart is like an open highway-.
A) Metaphor.
B) Highway.
C) Simile.
D) Heart.
4. Ogres are like onions.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
5. In the lyrics "Life is Monopoly, go cop me some land and some property", what does the writer mean with this comparison?.
A) Just like in the game of Monopoly, owning property is important in real life.
B) Life is literally a boardgame.
C) Life is boring, and dreadful.
D) You have to approach life like it is a game.
6. Owen is a late bloomer.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
7. Explain the meaning of the following sentence:The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.
A) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.
B) This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket.
C) This means that Simone had a fever.
D) This means that Simone doesn't like to be hugged.
8. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the shelves.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
9. What is a simile?.
A) A comparison using like or as .
B) A comparison saying one thing is something else.
C) Two words with the same meaning.
D) None of above.
10. Just like a moth drawn to a flame-.
A) Moth.
B) Flame.
C) Metaphor.
D) Simile.
11. Although they were not twins, John and Mary were _____ .
A) Alike as peas in a pod.
B) As different as night and day.
C) Smart as an owl.
D) Stubborn as a mule.
12. In Rosa Parks' story when black people got on the bus and paid the fare what were they supposed to do next?.
A) Get off the bus, walk to the back, and get on the bus in the back.
B) Walk straight to the back of the bus.
C) Take a seat.
D) Stand in the aisle.
13. What two things are being compared in this sentence? Tony ran like a cheetah.
A) Tony and a cheetah.
B) Tony and ran.
C) A cheetah and ran.
D) None of above.
14. Ahmaad is a cat, creeping around unnoticed.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
15. What is a smile.
A) A word.
B) A math problem.
C) A word that says one thing but means another.
D) The cow jumped over the moon.
16. Children like the most beautiful flowers of all.
A) Neither .
B) Simile.
C) Metaphor.
D) None of above.
17. Simile or Metaphor?The band played as loud as a sonic boom.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
18. True or False:A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. The simile is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like.".
A) True.
B) False.
19. Which of the following is a simile?.
A) The boy sounded like a screaming baby when he didn't get his way.
B) When we had a substitute, the classroom was a zoo.
C) Olive was was a star on the stage.
D) Lynne likes peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for lunch.
20. "His facial features look like they've been melted, like the drippings on the side of a candle."-Wonder.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
21. She was a tigress on the battlefield.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
22. The train screamed down the tracks.
A) Personification.
B) Hyperbole.
C) Simile.
D) Metaphor.
23. A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as.
A) Simile.
B) Hyperbole.
C) Alliteration.
D) Metaphor.
24. Identify whether the sentence is a simile or a metaphor. That girl is very bright.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
25. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.What does the proverb mean?.
A) Your plan might not work out, so don't start thinking about what you will do.
B) Not all of the eggs will hatch into baby chickens.
C) You can't depend on people to gather your eggs.
D) Someone might steal your chickens.