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Similes and Metaphors

Authored by Andy Weete

English

5th - 6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 21+ times

Similes and Metaphors
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Both similes and metaphors ________.

compare things

use the words “like” and “as”

are ways words can rhyme in a poem

make a story less vivid

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.

uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things

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

gives a nonhuman thing human traits

uses a word that sounds like what it means

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

True or False: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. The simile is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like."

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

simile
metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

simile
metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

simile
metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.

simile
metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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