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Similes and Metaphors

Authored by Corderia Grant

English

3rd - 4th Grade

16 Questions

CCSS covered

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Similes and Metaphors
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

Simile
Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

Simile
Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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