Similes and Metaphors

Similes and Metaphors

7th - 10th Grade

40 Qs

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Similes and Metaphors

Similes and Metaphors

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English

7th - 10th Grade

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CCSS
L.4.5A, RI.11-12.5, RL.6.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

The thunder was loud.

The thunder boomed and rumbled.

The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

The boy was upset at himself.

The boy was a tornado of emotion.

The boy said he’d die of shame.

The boy did not like what he’d done.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

Her eyes shone through the darkness.

Her eyes looked like mine.

Her eyes were two full moons.

Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.


The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

simile

metaphor

both a simile and a metaphor

There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.


The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket.

This means that Simone had a fever.

This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.

This means that Simone doesn’t like to be hugged.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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