Similes and MetaphorS

Which sentence has a simile?

• We ran as fast as we could.

• Tim likes to eat bananas with peanut butter.

• The girls are like two peas in a pod.

• The sun dazzled is with its brightness.

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What sentence contains a simile?

• After walking on the hot summer day, Julie’s mouth felt as dry as a bone.

• The soil is bone dry after weeks with no rain.

• My dogs like chewing on bones.

• Sam walked carefully when he broke a bone in his foot.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is being compared in the following simile? Paul tried to help Carolyn get safely off the ice, but he was so nervous that his legs felt like jello.

• Carolyn and Paul

• legs and ice

• legs and jello

• Paul and jello

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• Greg is as tall as a tree!

• Brian was so hungry he ate all his dinner.

• Her temper was a tornado ripping through the house.

• The thunder was so loud it rattled the windows.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence? Mrs. Jones has an army of children to clothe and feed, so she works two jobs.

• mrs. Jones has children in the military

• Mrs. Jones is in the army to make money for her family.

• Mrs. Jones has a lot of children.

• Mrs. Jones has to work a lot.

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

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Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• Tears rolled down her cheeks like a river.

• Dad is going to replace his old dinosaur computer with a brand new laptop.

• The boys stood as straight as flagpoles when they were in the show.

• Your room is a mess and needs cleaned.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence? Dominic is a walking dictionary.

• He is smart.

• He talks a lot.

• He knows a lot of big words.

• He walks and talks at the same time.

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How many similes are there in the following paragraph? Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle. As soon as one was belted in, another would unbuckle his seatbelt. Finally, all the family was in the car packed in like sardines. Carly felt as if she were in one of the toy cars in her toy box. Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly. She couldn’t wait to swim like a fish in the ocean.

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Which sentence is a metaphor? Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle. As soon as one was belted in, another would unbuckle his seatbelt. Finally, all the family was in the car packed in like sardines. Carly felt as if she were in one of the toy cars in her toy box. Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly. She couldn’t wait to swim like a fish in the ocean

• Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle.

• As soon as one was buckled in, another would unbuckle his seatbelt.

• Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly.

• She couldn’t wait to swim like a fish in the ocean.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which is a metaphor?

• Sammy was a couch potato all summer long.

• The car was as hot as a furnace after sitting in the hot sun.

• Mr. Green was as mad as a hornet when his car was scratched.

• The moon was like a lantern last night.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3