Simile or Metaphor Task Cards

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

• simile

• metaphor

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When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

• simile

• metaphor

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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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Simile or Metaphor?

Fruit is fuel for a healthy body. 

• Metaphor

• Simile

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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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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" 

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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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What is the meaning of the following simile?

Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face was really rough.

• Sylvia's face was really smooth. 

• Sylvia's face was oily. 

• Sylvia's face was really dry. 

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What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. 

• Crab and Sand
• Crab and dancing scissors
• Scissors and sand
• Dancing and sand. 

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What is the meaning of the following metaphor?

She is on a roller coaster of emotions.

• she's having fun

• she's scared

• she is having lots of different feelings

• she's going to vomit soon

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