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Metaphor and Simile

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the ball was run over by the car, it was as flat as a pancake.

What is the sentence an example of?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

2.

The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors.

What does the simile in the sentence tell you?

a)

The boy has an enlarged heart.

b)

The boy is very giving and kind.

c)

The boy is very selfish and mean.

d)

The boy wears an oxygen mask.

3.

Is there anything to eat? I'm as hungry as a ...

a)

dog

b)

cat

c)

wolf

d)

mouse

4.

The boxer was fighting like a ... and overpowered his opponent.

a)

tiger

b)

snake

c)

gorilla

d)

wolf

5.

Give two examples of sentences that use simile!

4 lines
6.

She likes spoiling people's fun. She is really a ...

a)

couch potato

b)

wet blanket

c)

hard nut

d)

hard bargain

7.

What do you know about metaphor?

4 lines
8.

Choose which one is a metaphor

a)

Ted was like a nervous cat before his test.

b)

Ted was a nervous cat before his test.

9.

There are some types of metaphors. One of them is called implied metaphors. Which of the following option is an example of implied metaphors?

a)

She's walking a tightrope with her grades this semester.

b)

Life is a journey

c)

Life is like eating a grapefruit.

d)

A woman barked a warning at her child.

10.

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)

The baby never smiled.

c)

When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.

d)

The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.