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Simile Metaphor Sort

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

7th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Simile Metaphor Sort
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is called a

simile

metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When two unlike 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is a simile?

The tree danced in the wind.

She is as tall as a tree!

That cat is the devil.

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor?

Fruit is fuel for a healthy body. 

Metaphor

Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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's skin
Lotion and Sylvia's face.
Sylvia and her face.
Sylvia and smooth. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.

"best friend" and "secrets"

"diary'' and "secrets" 

"diary" and "her best friend"

"her" and "diary" 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 

Her best friend was writing in her diary.
Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.
Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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