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similes metaphors

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
2.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
3.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
4.
Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
5.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
6.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
a)
friends to peas
b)
friends to pods
c)
peas to pods
d)
best to friends
7.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
c)
The baby never smiled. 
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 
8.
Which two things are being compared in this sentence: Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello.
a)
Jimmy and Jello
b)
Legs and Jello
c)
Her and Jello
d)
Feet and Legs
9.
Which two things are being compared in this sentence: Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello.
a)
Jimmy and Jello
b)
Legs and Jello
c)
Her and Jello
d)
Feet and Legs
10.
Toa is as brave as a strong chicken
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
11.
Her tears shone in the night like the lights of the station wagon
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Neither
12.
A figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way using “like” or “as.”
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
13.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor