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Meaning of Similes and Metaphors

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

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. 
2.

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?

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.

3.

What is the meaning of the following simile?

The fruit salad was like a rainbow!

a)

It was rainbow shaped.

b)

Leprechauns liked it.

c)

It was colorful.

4.

My grandma is as sweet as sugar.

What is the meaning of the simile in the sentence?

a)

She is very nice.

b)

She wears sweet perfume.

c)

She likes to bake sweets.

d)

She loves CHOCOLATE!

5.

The metaphor 'A heart of gold', means what?

a)

A person that is sweet, kind, generious and of good nature has a heart of gold.

b)

A heart heavy as gold

c)

Someone who is very rich

d)

Just a bit of mumbo-jumbo

6.

The metaphor, 'John has butterflies in his stomach', means what?

a)

John is about to feel sick.

b)

John just ate some butterflies.

c)

John is feeling nervous and maybe excited.

7.

What is the meaning of the following simile?

The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.

a)
nice and soft
b)
really hard
c)
just right
d)
fluffy
8.
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. 
9.

What is the meaning of the simile below?

The football player was as strong as an ox as he tackled the quarterback. 

a)
 He was extremely strong.
b)

He smelled like an ox.

10.

Mrs. Evans is a bear when she wakes up each morning. 

a)

Mrs. Evans likes to eat berries for breakfast.

b)

Mrs. Evans is grouchy in the mornings.

11.

She ran like the wind across the field.

What is the meaning of the simile above?

a)
Her hair blew in the breeze.
b)
She ran fast.
c)

She was running against the wind.

12.

What is the meaning of this metaphor?

Keep your chin up.

a)

Keep your head back.

b)

Stay positive.

c)

Watch the clouds.

13.

What is the meaning of this metaphor?

Go break a leg!

a)

Be careful.

b)

Break your leg.

c)

Do a great job.

14.

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.

Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

a)

This means that Mikey's fingers became actual icicles.

b)

This means that Mike waited for a very long time and got very cold.

c)

This means that Mikey is actually a snowman.

d)

This means that Mikey only waited for a minute or two.

15.

What does this simile mean?

The bruise on David's foot felt as big as an elephant. 

a)

David's foot was really swollen.

b)

David's foot felt fine.

c)

David's foot was grey.

16.

What does the metaphor,

" This test was a piece of cake!" mean? 

a)
The test was so hard! 
b)
The test was so simple. 
c)

The test tasted like cake. 

d)

The test looked like a cake.