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Similes, Metaphors, and Alliteration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is a simile?

a)

I looked up as I heard a bird above my head.

b)

The mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.

c)

Jenny likes to go swimming in the river.

d)

Kendal was a fish in the water.

2.

Which of the following is a simile?

a)

When we had a substitute, the classroom was a zoo.

b)

Olive was a star on the stage.

c)

Lynne likes peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for lunch.

d)

The boy sounded like a screaming baby when he didn't get his way.

3.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

The walrus and the penguin were at the zoo.

b)

The singer's voice was like a fresh spring day

c)

She is a peacock because she loves the attention.

d)

The old woman was as wise as an owl.

4.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest.

b)

Greg is a thirty year old baseball player.

c)

The baby ate like a bird during dinner.

d)

The twins fight like cats and dogs.

5.

What two things are being compared in the simile:

"The dried branches were like fingernails on a chalkboard."

a)

dried and chalkboard

b)

branches and like

c)

branches and chalkboard

d)

branches and fingernails

6.

What two things are being compared in the metaphor:

"Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks."

a)

her and cheeks

b)

rivers and flowing

c)

tears and rivers

d)

rivers and cheeks

7.

All of the following are similes except for:

a)

Her plan worked like a dream.

b)

I don't know why she doesn't like the dark.

c)

The teenager ate like a horse.

d)

My dad said he slept like a log.

8.

All of the following are metaphors except for:

a)

The thunder was a mighty lion.

b)

The storm was a raging bull.

c)

His eyes were ice as he stared at his sister.

d)

I am nine years old in the fourth grade.

9.

What is an alliteration?

a)

suggests something is another

b)

repeated beginning sounds in a sentence

c)

compares two things using "like" or "as"

d)

gives human qualities to a non-human thing

10.

Which of the following is an alliteration?

a)

Tony ran like a cheetah.

b)

"Bang," the race started!

c)

The muffin called my name.

d)

The dog dug a deep hole.

11.

Which of the following is NOT an alliteration?

a)

Erin cooked cupcakes in the kitchen.

b)

She happily helped Henry hang up the decorations.

c)

The lion licked his lips.

d)

The tank ran everything over.

12.

Best Buy is a real world example of a(n)

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

13.

Which of the following is an example of a real world alliteration?

a)

Mcdonalds

b)

Taco Bell

c)

Red Robin

d)

Wendys

14.

What word would make the following word an alliteration: Drake

a)

danced

b)

sang

c)

jumped

d)

kicked

15.

Are you hungry? Let's find a café for ....... ....... and .......

a)

fish, chips, coffee

b)

egg, chips, cola

c)

cakes, coffee, cola

d)

cakes, coffee, tea