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Similes and Metaphors Quizizz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

simile or metaphor?

The clouds looked like giant cotton balls in the sky.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

2.

simile or metaphor ?

Her laugh was like music to my ears.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

3.

simile or metaphor ?

The school day is a marathon when I run from class to class.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

4.

simile or metaphor ?

The ice cream truck was as cold as a polar bear’s nose.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

5.

simile or metaphor ?

The teacher’s voice is a symphony when she reads poetry to the class.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

6.

simile or metaphor ?

My pile of homework was a mountain to climb that night at home.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

7.

simile or metaphor ?

The school’s playground is a fun kingdom for all of the students.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

8.

simile or metaphor ?

The swings on the playground are dragons swaying back and forth.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

9.

simile or metaphor ?

The tree was as tall as a skyscraper.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

10.

simile or metaphor ?

The waterfall flowed like a river of liquid silver.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

11.

What is puppy being compared to?

The puppy’s tail wagged as fast as a windmill.

a)

Another puppy

b)

Tail

c)

Windmill

d)

Fast

12.

What are books being compared to?

The books are doorways to new words.

a)

A library

b)

Word

c)

Doorways

d)

A librarian

13.

What are pencils being compared to?

Pencils are magic wands when they write new stories to read.

a)

Wands

b)

Stories

c)

New

d)

Magic

14.

What are art supplies being compared to?

The art supplies are a treasure chest of color.

a)

Art class

b)

Treasure

c)

Chest

d)

Colors

15.

What is the cat’s fur being compared to?

The cat’s fur was as soft as a feather.

a)

Another cat

b)

Feather

c)

Soft things

d)

Your cat

16.

What is the explosion being compared to?

The firework’s explosion was like a burst of colorful flowers

a)

Fireworks

b)

Colors

c)

A burst

d)

Flowers

17.

What is the book being compared to?

Charlotte’s Web is as thick as a phone book at my grandma’s house.

a)

Phone book

b)

Grandma

c)

House

d)

Thick

18.

What are the swings being compared to?

The swings moved as gently as leaves in the breeze.

a)

Gently

b)

Leaves

c)

Breeze

d)

The playground

19.

What are classmates being compared to?

My classmates are a family I love to be around.

a)

Love

b)

The school

c)

My best friend

d)

Family

20.

What is the bus being compared to?

The school bus is a magical carriage taking me to a castle of learning each day.

a)

School

b)

Carriage

c)

Magic

d)

Day