WorksheetsSimile, Metaphor, and Personification
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A simile.....
a)
tells what a person likes
b)
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
c)
compares two similar things
d)
tells what a person is doing
2.
I like to eat fish.
a)
Simile
b)
Not a simile
3.
I am as quick as a fox.
a)
simile
b)
not a simile
4.
Is the following a simile or not?
William likes funny clowns.
William likes funny clowns.
a)
simile
b)
not
5.
Make this a simile. She sings...
a)
at lunch
b)
at the crowd
c)
like a bird
d)
very well
6.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
7.
Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
8.
Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
9.
What is being personified:
The moon guided me through the forest.
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
10.
What is being personified:
During the night, the rain yelled at us.
During the night, the rain yelled at us.
a)
night
b)
rain
11.
Simile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
12.
There is always going to be another mountain.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
13.
You change your mind, like a girl changes clothes.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
14.
Life is a highway.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
15.
All eyes on me, just like a circus.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
16.
My mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning when we got a pool.
a)
a little happy
b)
thrilled
c)
sleepy
d)
bored
17.
Her new bedroom is like candy for the eyes.
a)
very pretty
b)
sweet to taste
c)
bad for you
d)
good for you
18.
She loves the water so much that in the pool, she's like a fish.
a)
swims well
b)
needs help swimming
c)
likely to drown
d)
she has fins and gills
19.
The judge listened to this witness with a wooden face.
a)
he looked like a puppet
b)
he has a rough face
c)
he looked serious
d)
he looked funny
20.
My life is a gray day.
a)
I'm always happy
b)
I'm colorblind
c)
I'm sad
d)
MY SKIN IS CHANGING COLORS
21.
My life is a gray day.
a)
I'm always happy
b)
I'm colorblind
c)
I'm sad
d)
MY SKIN IS CHANGING COLORS
22.
"History is the key to the future!" announced Mrs. Link.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
neither
23.
Here eyes were blue diamonds.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
neither
24.
The sky was black ink.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
neither
25.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
26.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
a)
Adele
b)
The store
c)
High heels
d)
Her
27.
"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
a)
The lumberjack
b)
The trees
c)
The chainsaw
d)
The song
28.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
c)
The room
d)
The orange
29.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Eating
b)
Baking
c)
Chewing
d)
Making people guilty
30.
"The storm moaned and groaned as if it's stomach hurt."
What human quality is NOT being given?
What human quality is NOT being given?
a)
Storming
b)
Moaning
c)
Groaning
d)
Having a stomach ache
31.
"As Campbell twirled, her headband angrily slapped Mrs. Brennan across the face."
What human characteristic is being given?
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Twirling
b)
Dancing
c)
Flying
d)
Slapping
32.
The piano sang a mournful song.
a)
Personification
b)
NOT Personification
33.
The bushes bowed down and greeted us as we walked up the path during the storm.
a)
Personification
b)
NOT Personification
34.
The heavy hail dented cars and cracked windows.
a)
Personification
b)
NOT Personification
35.
It seems like my older brother is always hungry.
a)
Personification
b)
NOT Personification
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