Similes/Metaphor/ Compound Subject Quiz

Which conjunctions are used in compound subjects?

• and; or

• for; yet

• nor; but

• yes; no

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Simile or Metaphor?

The house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or metaphor?

My brother was boiling mad.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or metaphor?

The assignment was a breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or metaphor?

She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or metaphor?

That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or metaphor?

He was so scared he was as white as a ghost.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When two things are being compared using like or as, it is called a _____.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the simile below:

• The tree danced in the wind.

• The cat is the devil.

• She is as tall as a tree!

• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What two things are being compared in the following simile?

Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.

• Sylvia's face and baby skin.

• Sylvia and her face.

• Lotion and Sylvia's face.

• Sylvia and lotion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D