SImile and Metaphors

True or False?

A simile COMPARES 2 things.

• True

• False

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

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

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Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

• ice

• sand

• crystal

• silk

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Complete the Simile:
As busy as a

• cow
• bee
• goat
• buffalo

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Complete the Simile:

As big as ______

• an ant

• a giraffe

• a bottle

• an elephant

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"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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"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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"My brother's room smells like a pile of dirty socks" means...

• My brother's room is full of socks.

• My brother's socks are dirty.

• My brother's room stinks!

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He is a walking dictionary

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Neither

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He exhaled slowly, each breath as ragged as a bumpy brick road

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Neither

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