Similes and Metaphors

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 does "pretty as a picture" mean?

• something is ugly

• something you have a picture of

• something is beautiful

• something is in the shape of a frame

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Complete the Simile:

As big as ______

• an ant

• a giraffe

• a bottle

• an elephant

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Complete the simile.

Her ring shines like _____.

• water

• the sun

• a kitten

• ice

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As quiet as ______

• a bird

• a mouse

• a fox

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The new smartphone is ____________. It doesn't weigh a ton like the old model.

• as old as the hills

• as light as a feather

• as smooth as silk

• as steady as a rock

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Sing Yu is a good swimmer. She swims ____________.

• like a fish

• like a log

• like a horse

• like an eagle

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What word would BEST complete the simile: The speeding car was moving as fast as _______.

• a snail

• lightning

• a sloth

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Which of the following sentences is a metaphor?: "Mrs. Tadlock is a great teacher. Her classroom is a calm, relaxing spa."

• "Mrs. Tadlock is a great teacher."

• "Her classroom is a calm, relaxing spa."

• No metaphor

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"My aunt's apartment in New York City is a closet. My mom says that if she had to live in that small space, she would go nuts." --- Which part of the previous sentences was a metaphor

• "she would go nuts"

• "My aun't apartment in New York City is a closet."

• No metaphor

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