Interpreting Similes

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?

• friends to peas
• friends to pods
• peas to pods
• best to friends

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The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?

• The baby had 8 legs.
• The baby lives in the sea.
• The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
• The baby was sleeping. 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

What is the meaning of the following simile?
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

• Someone is really hungry
• Someone is slightly sleepy
• Someone is extremely sleepy.
• Someone is slightly hungry. 

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What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.

• "best friend" and "secrets"
• "diary'' and "secrets" 
• "Diary" and "her best friend"
• "her" and "diary" 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 

• Her best friend was writing in her diary.
• Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
• Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.
• Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of the following Simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face was really rough.
• Sylvia's face was really smooth. 
• Sylvia's face was oily. 
• Sylvia's face was really dry. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. 

• Crab and Sand
• Crab and dancing scissors
• Scissors and sand
• Dancing and sand. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What are the two things being compared in the following sentence?
I am as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation.

• "I" and "hungry" 
• "I" and "a hungry bear awakened from hibernation"
• "Bear" and "hibernation"
• "hungry" and "hibernation"

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D