Simile

Which sentence is an example of simile?

• You came in as a lump of clay, a blank canvas, a slab of marble.

• That's my word.

• When it's your turn in the chair, you stand at attention and forget about who you were when you walked through the door.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What two things are being compared in the sentence " Sariyah is as cute as a puppy." ?

• cute and the puppy

• the sentence isnt comparing anything

• Sariyah and the puppy

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CCSS.RL.2.1

What is a simile ?

• figurative language that compares two like things

• figurative language that compares two unlike things using "as" or "like"

• comparison of people

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TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.ELA.3.10D

Which sentence is using simile ? Pick 2 if you can.

• When your barber is done, you'll feel like a million dollars.

• Ms. Dukes is as smart as Albert Einstein!

• When the barber is done you'll be a million dollars.

• Ms. Dukes is Albert Einstein!

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CCSS.RL.2.4

What two words help you identify simile in a text?

• "as" and "like"

• "because" and "why"

• "cause" and "effect"

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

What is being compared in the sentence " Carlton was as brave as a lion." ?

• "brave" and "lion"

• Carlton and "brave"

• Carlton and a lion

• Nothing is being compared.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

" Don't just sit there like a bump on a long."

Is this a good example of simile?

• Yes, because it is comparing someone to a bump on a long using the work like.

• No, because it is not comparing anything in the sentence.

• Yes, because it is comparing something.

• No, because there's nothing the same in the sentence.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence is an example of simile ?

• Mary is cool.

• Cameron is smart.

• Amir is ice.

• Amir is as cool like ice.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence is an example of simile?

• The cat is small.

• Jahvonne is fast like a cheetah.

• The rose is pretty.

• Jahvonne is a cheetah.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.4

Which sentence is NOT an example of simile?

• Dominick is great!

• This pizza taste like Heaven!

• Angie is as quiet as a mouse.

• Faziol is smart as a whip!

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CCSS.RL.2.1