similes

Phei Qinn was calm and ____________ during the spelling quiz.

• as cool as a cucumber

• as tough as nails

• as loud as thunder

• as good as gold

True or False?

A simile COMPARES 2 things.

• True

• False

Which simile means "a piece of cake'?

• as hardworking as an ant

• as happy as a king

• as clear as cystal

• as easy as ABC

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

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

• it looks like a snail

• it's the shape of a snail

• it moves quickly

• it moves very slowly

as white as a sheet

• person is scary

• person is scared

• person is fair-skinned

3. The night was as black as ________.

• DIRT

• COAL

• LEAD

Which simile means 'showing a lack of courage or easily frightened'?

• as brave as a lion

• as calm as a cat

• as timid as a cat

• as timid as a mouse

old as the hills

• the thing or person is really old

• the thing or person is outdated

• the thing or person is unpopular

Similes are figure of speech?

• yes

• no