simile and metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the following simile?
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

• Someone is really hungry
• Someone is slightly sleepy
• Someone is extremely sleepy.
• Someone is slightly hungry. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.

• "best friend" and "secrets"
• "diary'' and "secrets" 
• "Diary" and "her best friend"
• "her" and "diary" 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 

• Her best friend was writing in her diary.
• Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
• Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.
• Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the following Simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face was really rough.
• Sylvia's face was really smooth. 
• Sylvia's face was oily. 
• Sylvia's face was really dry. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. 

• Crab and Sand
• Crab and dancing scissors
• Scissors and sand
• Dancing and sand. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Identify the metaphor.

• Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
• He was as tall as a skyscraper.
• He was as fast as a cheetah.
• The toddler was like a wild monkey.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Identify the simile.

• The busy store is a beehive.
• He was a broken record.
• The hurricane was a monster.
• Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4