Simile Sleuths

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The cat ran quickly across the yard.

• The cat was as sneaky as a fox.

What does the simile in the sentence "Her smile was as bright as the sun" compare?

• Her smile and the sun's brightness

• Her smile and the sun's size

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "He fought like a lion in the competition."

• He fought

• like a lion

What is being compared in the simile "The water was as smooth as glass"?

• The water's temperature and glass

• The water's surface and the smoothness of glass

Choose the sentence that contains a simile.

• The wind howled throughout the night.

• The wind was like a howling wolf.

In the sentence "The clouds are cotton balls in the sky," what are the clouds being compared to?

• The sky

• Cotton balls

Find the simile in the following sentence: "She is as busy as a bee."

• She is busy

• as a bee

What two things are being compared in the simile "His hands were as cold as ice"?

• His hands and coldness

• His hands and ice

Identify the simile in this sentence: "The car raced down the street like a bolt of lightning."

• raced down the street

• like a bolt of lightning

In the simile "The night is as black as coal," what is the color of the night being compared to?

• Coal

• Black