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Quiz 2.4 (3rd Grade)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

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.
Simile or Metaphor?
He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
6.
The band played as loud as a sonic boom.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
eardrums
7.
After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hot chocolate
8.
Identify the Simile below...
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
9.
Fruit is fuel for a healthy body. 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration 
10.
What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin. 
a)
Sylvia's face and baby's skin
b)
Lotion and Sylvia's face.
c)
Sylvia and her face.
d)
Sylvia and smooth. 
11.
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
a)
"best friend" and "secrets"
b)
"diary'' and "secrets" 
c)
"Diary" and "her best friend"
d)
"her" and "diary" 
12.
What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 
a)
Her best friend was writing in her diary.
b)
Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
c)
Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.
d)
Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 
13.
What is the meaning of the following Simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.
a)
Sylvia's face was really rough.
b)
Sylvia's face was really smooth. 
c)
Sylvia's face was oily. 
d)
Sylvia's face was really dry. 
14.
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. 
a)
Crab and Sand
b)
Crab and dancing scissors
c)
Scissors and sand
d)
Dancing and sand. 
15.
She is on a roller coaster of emotions.
a)
she's having fun
b)
she's scared
c)
she is having lots of different feelings
d)
she's going to vomit soon
16.
The fruit salad was like a rainbow!
a)
it was rainbow shaped
b)
leprechauns liked it 
c)
it was colorful
17.
My grandma is as sweet as sugar.
a)
she is very nice
b)
she wears sweet perfume
c)
she likes to bake sweets
d)
she loves CHOCOLATE!
18.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
19.
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
20.
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. 
21.
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
22.
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
23.

To increase or intensify

a)

skyrocket

b)

overtake

c)

escalate

d)

fluctuate

24.

The increase in the number of individuals in a population.

a)

climate change

b)

population growth

c)

skyrocket

d)

life expectancy

25.

Global economic system in which the goal is to produce profit for owners and shareholders.

a)

climate change

b)

global capitalism

c)

economy

d)

terrorism

26.

Inability to meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter.

a)

dwindle

b)

level off

c)

poverty

d)

overtake

27.

A change in gobal or regional climate patterns.

a)

lag behind

b)

life expectacy

c)

climate change

d)

keep pace with

28.

To go faster, do better, or develop more quickly than someone or something ese.

a)

fluctuate

b)

outpace

c)

surpass

d)

outstrip

29.

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

a)

lag behind

b)

outstrip

c)

epidemics

d)

level off

30.

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or a natural disaster.

a)

global capitalism

b)

famine

c)

armed conflict

d)

refugees

31.

Moved in a wave

a)

overtake

b)

surged

c)

surpass

d)

plunge

32.

Fall suddenly and steeply.

a)

plateau

b)

plunge

c)

plummet

d)

tumble

33.

Combat between the military forces of two or more states or groups.

a)

famine

b)

global capitalism

c)

refugees

d)

armed conflict

34.

The number of years a person can expect to live.

a)

lag behind

b)

life expectancy

c)

population growth

d)

climate change

35.

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

a)

tumble

b)

plunge

c)

dwindle

d)

poverty

36.

Expand or grow rapidly

a)

mushroom

b)

outstrip

c)

escalate

d)

plateau

37.

Loose disconeected wire or don't have a heart beat

a)

outstrip

b)

fluctuate

c)

flatline

d)

lag behind

38.

A sudden drop from an upright position.

a)

plunge

b)

plummet

c)

tumble

d)

dwindle

39.

To exceed

a)

surged

b)

outpace

c)

surpass

d)

escalate

40.

Stay the same

a)

life expetancy

b)

keep pace with

c)

climate change

d)

remain constant

41.

Next year I'll ... at university

a)

have studied French

b)

be studying French

42.

Hurry up! The film will ... son

a)

be starting

b)

have started

43.

There won't be anyone in the office. Everyone ... home.

a)

will be going

b)

will have gone

44.

I'm only halfway through my homework. I ... it before the teacher asks for it.

a)

won't have finished

b)

won't be finishing

45.

Don’t phone between 7 and 8. We ... dinner then.

a)

will have dinner

b)

will be having

46.

Ben is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he ... all his money before the end of his holiday.

a)

‘ll have spent

b)

‘ll be spending

47.

When we arrive in Los Angeles we’ll need to rest, because we ... about 800 miles.

a)

will be driving

b)

will have driven

c)

will drive

48.

By the time you arrive I ... something spectacular and dinner will be on the table waiting for you.

a)

will cook

b)

will be cooking

c)

will have cooked

49.

By the time you read this............................

a)

I will have left.

b)

I will have been leaving.

50.

I have not traveled much yet; however, I ...................................... the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

a)

will have been visiting

b)

will have visited

51.

Margie just called and said she would be here at 8 o'clock. By the time she gets here, we ........................................... for her for two hours.

a)

will have waited

b)

will have been waiting

52.

Frank just changed jobs again. If he keeps this up, he .......................................... jobs at least four or five times by the end of the year.

a)

will have changed

b)

will have been changing

53.

I ... to the supermarket later. Do you want anything?

a)

will have been

b)

will be going

c)

wll go

54.

Choose a sentence in future perfect tense.

a)

Jack will have finished his homework by the time his mother gets home.

b)

Next Monday we will have be married for ten years.

c)

We will returned home by five o'clock.

d)

She have gotten ready by the time they leave the house.

55.

Which is the structure of future perfect tense?

a)

Subject + have+ verb past participle.

b)

Subject +will+ have/ has + verb past participle.

c)

Subject + will+ has + verb past participle.

d)

Subject + will + have+ verb past participle.

56.

The structure of future perfect continuous is?

a)

Suject + will has been+ verb ing.

b)

Subject + have been+ verb ing.

c)

Subject + will have been + verb ing.

d)

Subject+ have/ has been+ verb ing.

57.

By November, we ___ here for five years

a)

will be living

b)

will live

c)

will have lived

d)

will have been living

58.

I expect Anna will be tired when she arrives. She ___ for more than 20 hours.

a)

will have been traveling

b)

will travel

c)

will be traveling

d)

will have travel

59.

By the end of this month, we ___ for six years!

a)

will date

b)

will dating

c)

will have dated

d)

will have been dating

60.

This time next week, I ___ here for three months.

a)

will work

b)

will have worked

c)

will have been working

d)

will be working