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Metaphor

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

25 Questions

CCSS covered

Metaphor
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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

The following sentence contains an example of ​ ​ ​ (a)  

The alligator's teeth are white daggers.

metaphor

idiom

simile

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

A direct comparison between two unlike things

An exaggeration for effect

A statement that contradicts itself

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

As brave as a lion

The world is a stage

Busy as a bee

Sweet like sugar

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the metaphor in the sentence: 'Time is a thief.'

Time

Thief

Is

A

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using a metaphor in writing?

To provide a literal description

To create a vivid image or idea

To confuse the reader

To state facts clearly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

The stars were like diamonds in the sky.

The classroom was a zoo.

He runs as fast as the wind.

She sings like an angel.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the metaphor 'He has a heart of stone,' what is being compared?

Heart and stone

He and heart

Stone and he

Heart and he

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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