Simile for Middle Schoolers

Check all responses that ARE similes.

• Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

• Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

• I like to eat steak and potatoes.

• He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

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Which phrase is a simile?

• He's a workhorse.

• He's as strong as an ox.

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She is as thin as a rake.

What two pictures are being compared?

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This is a simile:

The mountain is as tall as the Eiffel Tower.

• True

• False

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Which sentence is an example of simile?

• You came in as a lump of clay, a blank canvas, a slab of marble.

• That's my word.

• When it's your turn in the chair, you stand at attention and forget about who you were when you walked through the door.

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What two words help you identify simile in a text?

• "as" and "like"

• "because" and "why"

• "cause" and "effect"

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Which sentence is an example of simile?

• The cat is small.

• Jahvonne is fast like a cheetah.

• The rose is pretty.

• Jahvonne is a cheetah.

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Which sentence is an example of simile ?

• Mary is cool.

• Cameron is smart.

• Amir is ice.

• Amir is as cool like ice.

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As sharp as ______

• a knife

• a dog

• a smartypants

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As sweet as ______

• an ox
• sugar
• a fox

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