Simile quiz

Pick the word that best fits the simile: 
The children were as quiet as

• frogs in the swamp
• dogs chasing cats
• a mouse
• a lion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

As busy as

• a sloth
• a bee
• a newborn baby
• a snail

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

As cold as

• ice
• a July day
• a fresh baked cake
• a desert summer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"As different as night and day," describes

• two things that are very different
• two things that are alike
• two things that are similar
• two things that are just the same

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A phrase that compares two things using "like" or "as"

• noun
• verb
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Make this a simile.
She sings....

• at lunch
• at the crowd
• very well
• like a bird

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a simile?

• Sound words
• When the words all start with the same sound
• Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as"
• when something is exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

That trip was as fast as a cheetah means...

• The trip was quick
• We saw a cheetah on our trip
• The trip was not fast
• We took a trip to see the cheetahs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

He is as strong as ..........

• an ox
• a deer
• a tiger
• an ostrich

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

As light as .......... 

• a snowflake
• a bee
• a feather
• a baby

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D