Similes and Metaphors

A ____ is a comparison using "like" or "as"

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.

The toddler was a hurricane destroying the playroom.

This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Answer explanation

It is a direct comparison.

The toddler was a hurricane destroying the playroom.

What two things are being compared?

• toddler and playroom

• hurricane and playroom

• toddler and hurricane

• hurricane and destroying

Her legs were like cooked noodles.

This is an example of a:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Answer explanation

Similes are comparisons that use the words "like" or "as".

Her legs were like cooked noodles.

What two things are being compared?

• her and noodles

• legs and cooked

• noodles and cooked

• legs and noodles

The sound of the rain was like footsteps on the roof.

This is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

The sound of the rain was like footsteps on the roof.

What two things are being compared?

• sound and roof

• rain and footsteps

• sound and footsteps

• rain and roof

Which of the following is a simile?

• I like pizza.

• She likes to sing so much.

• The puppy's fur is soft like a pillow.

• I like my best friend.

Which of the following is a simile?

• As long as I can get a puppy, I don't care what kind of dog it is.

• As soon as school is over, I am getting ice cream.

• I pack up my bags as the bell rings.

• School days are as long as bad movies.