Similes And Metaphors Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 37
1. What is the meaning of the following simile? "as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation".
A) Someone is really hungry.
B) Someone is slightly sleepy.
C) Someone is extremely sleepy.
D) Someone is slightly hungry.
2. When my dog went missing, I felt like a cone that lost its ice-cream.
A) Tired.
B) Hungry.
C) Adventurous.
D) Upset.
3. Watching the show was like watching grass grow.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
4. My anger is a burning fire.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
5. The sky was the color of the calm Pacific Ocean.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
6. What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence? Mrs. Jones has an army of children to clothe and feed, so she works two jobs.
A) Mrs. Jones has children in the military.
B) Mrs. Jones has to work a lot.
C) Mrs. Jones is in the army to make money for her family.
D) Mrs. Jones has a lot of children.
7. Johny is such a pig when we have pizza.
A) Johny is very fat.
B) Johny eats a lot.
C) Johny is dirty.
D) Johny likes to make loud noise.
8. Simile or Metaphor? My brother was boiling mad.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
9. "As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?.
A) Simile.
B) Alliteration.
C) Metaphor.
D) Onomatopoeia.
10. Make this a simile. She sings _____ .
A) At the crowd.
B) Very well.
C) Like a bird.
D) At lunch.
11. "The water well is as dry as a bone." is an example of a(n) _____ .
A) Simile.
B) Alliteration.
C) Metaphor.
D) Personification.
12. If a city contains people from many countries and cultures, you can use a metaphor and describe it as a _____ .
A) Metal pot.
B) Melting pot.
C) Frying pan.
D) Cooking pot.
13. How old was the author of the second story when it began?.
A) 25.
B) 18.
C) 13.
D) 10.
14. She danced like a butterfly in flight.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
15. Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?He eats like a pig.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
16. Simile or Metaphor?The singer's voice was a breath of fresh air.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
17. 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) Lynne likes peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for lunch.
D) Olive was a star on the stage.
18. A metaphor compares two things NOT using the words _____ .
A) Like and as.
B) Have and of.
C) To have and to hold.
D) Simile.
19. We were crushed by the hammer of sunlight.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
C) Neither.
D) None of above.
20. John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
21. The teenager's stomach was a bottomless pit.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
22. A _____ is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".
A) Metaphor .
B) Simile.
C) Figurative speech.
D) None of above.
23. My best friend is my rock. I can go to her with any questions or problems I have.
A) Simile.
B) Metaphor.
24. Simile or Metaphor? She is as thin as a toothpick.
A) Metaphor.
B) Simile.
25. How effective are the similes and the metaphors?.
A) They can help you create a vivid image, convey emotions, and make connections between different ideas.
B) They help you to identify the story's title.
C) They help you to show emphasis.
D) They help you to organize data.