Silimes
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English
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The snow was as white as a cloud, is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Running the mile was like climbing Mt. Everest," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
synonym
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Watching that movie was like watching grass grow.
hyperbole
simile
onomatopoeia
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
The thunder was a mighty lion's roar.
Time is a thief.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the simile in the following sentence: 'The clouds were like cotton candy in the sky.'
The clouds were cotton candy.
The clouds were like cotton candy.
The sky was cotton candy.
The sky was like cotton candy.
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
What is the purpose of using a simile in writing?
To provide a direct comparison.
To exaggerate a statement.
To create a rhyme.
To give human traits to non-human things.
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
Which sentence uses a simile to describe the weather?
The weather was a beast.
The weather was as unpredictable as a lottery.
The weather was a gentle whisper.
The weather was a fierce dragon.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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