Similes and Metaphors and Idioms

As busy as

• a sloth

• a bee

• a newborn baby

• a snail

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Make this a simile.  She sings...

• at lunch

• at the crowd

• like a bird

• very well

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As sweet as ______

• an ox

• sugar

• a fox

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After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

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After the ball was run over by the car, it was as flat as a pancake.
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

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Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

• simile

• metaphor

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He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.

• simile

• metaphor

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When Angela says, "The baby's skin was like a rose petal," she means: 

• The baby's skin is dry and peeling 

• The baby's skin is soft and delicate 

• The baby's skin is cracked 

• The baby's skin was sticky 

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When Danielle says, "I can smell the pizza from a mile away," she means: 

• People who are a mile away from the pizza can definitely smell it 

• She cannot smell the pizza when she is close to it 

• The pizza has a very strong smell 

• The pizza does not smell bad, but it does not smell good either 

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Keep your chin up.

• Keep your head back.

• Stay positive.

• Watch the clouds.

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