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Similes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

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1.

A simile is something that describes a word by comparing it to something else. Similes use ____ or ____.

a)

and, or

b)

like, as

c)

and, like

d)

like, or

2.

Complete the simile:

As cold as _______

a)

ice

b)

sand

c)

crystal

d)

silk

3.

 Identify the simile.

a)

My backpack weighs a thousand tons.

b)

She is as tall as a tree.

c)

The tree danced in the wind.

d)

That cat is the devil.

4.

What is the simile?

My little sister walks as slow as a turtle.

a)

my little sister

b)

slow as a turtle

c)

walks as slow

d)

little sister walks

5.

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

a)

it looks like a snail

b)

it's the shape of a snail

c)

it moves quickly

d)

it moves very slowly

6.

What does "pretty as a picture" mean?

a)

something is ugly

b)

something you have a picture of

c)

something is beautiful

d)

something is in the shape of a frame

7.

What is the simile?

The girl was as blind as a bat without her glasses.

a)

as a bat without

b)

the girl was as

c)

without her glasses

d)

blind as a bat

8.

What does "flat as a pancake" mean?

a)

something is nice and fluffy

b)

something is very sweet

c)

something is very flat

d)

something has a flat tire

9.

"The dog is as big as a horse" means...

a)

The dog is very big

b)

The dog looks like a horse

c)

The dog is small

d)

The horse barks

10.

What does "My brother's room smells like a pile of dirty socks" mean?

a)

My brother's room is full of socks.

b)

My brother's socks are dirty.

c)

My brother's room is stinky!

d)

My brother's room smells good.