Similes Quiz

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares one thing to another using the words 'like' or 'as'

• A type of music

• A type of dance

• A type of food

What does the word 'compare' mean?

• To look at the similarities and differences between two things

• To sing a song

• To play a sport

• To cook a meal

What are the clue words for similes?

• 'Like' and 'as'

• 'Love' and 'hate'

• 'Happy' and 'sad'

• 'Big' and 'small'

Which of the following is a simile from the song lyrics?

• I am as cold as ice

• I am the king of the mic

• Everyone says

• That was the simile song

What punctuation marks can be used to embed a simile in the middle of a sentence?

• Commas and dashes

• Question marks and exclamation marks

• Full stops and colons

• Quotation marks and parentheses

What is the purpose of embedding a simile in the middle of a sentence?

• To add more detail and make the writing flow

• To confuse the reader

• To make the sentence shorter

• To hide the simile

Which of the following is NOT a simile from the passage?

• Like a lost child, the light began to whimper

• She was gone like the sun at night

• She was ready to give up

• Beaming like the moon, the forest awoke