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Is it a metaphor or a simile?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

2.

My mother was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

3.

After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

4.
The toddler was running around as busy as a bee. 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
5.
My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day. 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
6.
My best friend is my rock. I can go to her with any questions or problems I have.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
7.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
8.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
9.

What is a simile?

a)

a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

b)

a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

a type of poem in which two things are compared

10.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

The mouse was quiet

b)

The mouse was whisper-quiet

c)

The mouse was quiet as a whisper

d)

The mouse's footsteps sounded whispery

11.

In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow," what two things are being compared?

a)

The cat and its prey

b)

The cat and its shadow

c)

The cat and a shadow

d)

The prey and its shadow

12.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

A type of poem in which two things are compared

13.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

His hair is flame red

b)

Like a flame, his hair is red

c)

In the sunlight, his hair is flame

d)

His hair is red as a flame

14.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

a)

The house was a carnival

b)

The house was noisy like a carnival

c)

The house had a carnival-like atmosphere

d)

The carnival moved into the house

15.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

She was a gazelle

b)

She ran faster than a gazelle

c)

A gazelle couldn't run faster than she did

d)

She was as graceful as a gazelle