Similes

True or False?

A simile COMPARES 2 things.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ____ or _____.

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

• ice

• sand

• crystal

• silk

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete the Simile:
As busy as a

• cow
• bee
• goat
• buffalo

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete the Simile: 
As flat as a _______

• cake
• tree
• pancake
• muffin

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

• it looks like a snail

• it's the shape of a snail

• it moves quickly

• it moves very slowly

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "pretty as a picture" mean?

• something is ugly

• something you have a picture of

• something is beautiful

• something is in the shape of a frame

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

"The dog is as big as a horse" means...

• The dog is very big

• The dog looks like a horse

• The dog is small

• The horse barks

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"My dad is strong like Superman" is saying....

• My dad is NOT strong

• My dad wishes he were superman

• My dad is very strong

• My dad is Superman

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.L.3.5A

"The football player is as fast as a cheetah" means...

• The football player is quick

• The football player saw a cheetah

• The football player was not fast

• There is a cheetah playing football

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1