WorksheetsSimiles and Metaphors
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A metaphor compares two things NOT using the words...
a)
have and of
b)
like and as
c)
to have and to hold
d)
simile
2.
What is an example of a metaphor?
a)
Her hair was as yellow as the sun.
b)
His hands were as cold as ice.
c)
Fourth-grade has the heart of a lion.
d)
The house was like a circus!
3.
What is figurative language?
a)
Language that means more than what the words say.
b)
Language that means just what the words say.
4.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
5.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
6.
Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.
She is as thin as a toothpick.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
7.
Simile or Metaphor?
My big brother is a couch potato.
My big brother is a couch potato.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
8.
What is the definition of a simile?
a)
Don't know, don't care
b)
Comparing two things using HAVE and WHAT
c)
Comparing two things using BUT and WHO
d)
Comparing two things using LIKE and AS
9.
What is the definition of a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things using like or as.
b)
Comparing two different things NOT using like or as.
c)
Silly sentences using animals and people.
d)
Things that have people like characteristics.
10.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
11.
What is the meaning of the following simile?
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"
a)
Someone is really hungry
b)
Someone is slightly sleepy
c)
Someone is extremely sleepy.
d)
Someone is slightly hungry.
12.
Identify the metaphor.
a)
Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
b)
He was as tall as a skyscraper.
c)
He was as fast as a cheetah.
d)
The toddler was like a wild monkey.
13.
She is a shining star. She's good at pretty much everything she does.
a)
she is a loser
b)
she is an actress
c)
she is successful
d)
she sparkles
14.
When my dad wakes up, at first he is a bear.
a)
he is kind
b)
he is furry
c)
he is grumpy
d)
he growls
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