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Similes and metaphors

Similes and metaphors

Assessment

Flashcard

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.11-12.5A, L.5.5A

+2

Standards-aligned

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10 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Both similes and metaphors ________. Options: compare things, use the words “like” and “as”, are ways words can rhyme in a poem, make a story less vivid

Back

compare things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Metaphor

Back

compares things without using the words “like” or “as”

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence contains a simile?

  • The thunder was loud.
  • The thunder boomed and rumbled.
  • The thunder growled, and the windows shook.
  • The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

Back

The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence contains a metaphor?
1. The boy was upset at himself.
2. The boy was a tornado of emotion.
3. The boy said he’d die of shame.
4. The boy did not like what he’d done.

Back

The boy was a tornado of emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

  • Her eyes shone through the darkness.
  • Her eyes looked like mine.
  • Her eyes were two full moons.
  • Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

Back

Her eyes were two full moons.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

Back

This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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