Worksheetssimile and metaphor
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
My friend is as quiet as a mouse.
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The students were as good as gold.
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Her eyes were twinkling stars.
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The lion’s teeth were daggers.
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Silvia’s room smelled like garbage.
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Scott read one book about frogs and another one about snakes.
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His stomach is a bottomless pit.
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She sings like an angel.
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My stomach was a basketball after I ate Thanksgiving dinner.
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The baby is as cute as a button.
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All of the exercise turned Jake's body into a limp noodle.
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The powdered sugar was a layer of freshly-fallen snow over the cookies.
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My friend is as quiet as a mouse.
simile
metaphor
The students were as good as gold.
simile
metaphor
Her eyes were twinkling stars.
simile
metaphor
The lion’s teeth were daggers.
simile
metaphor
Silvia’s room smelled like garbage.
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metaphor
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Scott read one book about frogs and another one about snakes.
simile
metaphor
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His stomach is a bottomless pit.
simile
metaphor
She sings like an angel.
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metaphor
neither
My stomach was a basketball after I ate Thanksgiving dinner.
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metaphor
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The baby is as cute as a button.
simile
metaphor
All of the exercise turned Jake's body into a limp noodle.
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The powdered sugar was a layer of freshly-fallen snow over the cookies.
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Her hair shined like the sun.
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My dress fit like a glove.
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You are the apple of my eye.
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Her hands shook like earthquakes.
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The teacher was a guiding light to her students.
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Emily is an early bird.
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Last night, I slept like a log.
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I cradled my trophy like a baby.
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The boy was a cheetah in the race.
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Life is a highway.
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Her stare cut through me like a ____________.
feather
smile
knife
slap
He was as silly as a ___________.
penguin
clown
teacher
puppy
His laugh was like _______.
an engine
a hyena
lightning
rain
Laura and Angie are so close, they were like _______________
a maze.
dancers
two peas in a pod
nothing
Jenny could be compared to a cheetah because they are both:
loved
funny
spotted
fast
The dancer could be compared to a swan because they are both:
graceful
birds
girls
sleepy
A football player could be compared to a rock because they are both:
fast
strong
boring
fun
Clouds could be compared to marshmallows because they are both:
hot
air
sweet
fluffy
The girl's hair could be compared to the sun because they are both:
shiny
on fire
hot
in space
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This house is as clean as a whistle.
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My brother was boiling mad.
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Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
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My mom sees everything, she has eyes like a hawk
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You are my sunshine.
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The Math test was as easy as ABC
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What is the meaning of the following simile?
The fruit salad was like a rainbow!
it was rainbow shaped
leprechauns liked it
it was colorful
What is the meaning of the following simile?
He was as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation.
Someone is really hungry
Someone is slightly sleepy
Someone is extremely sleepy.
Someone is slightly hungry.
What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her garden was a jungle of weeds
Her garden was in the jungle.
The weeds were pretty.
Her garden is neat.
Her weeds were taking over her garden.
What is the meaning of the following simile?
Ken is like a bull in a china shop.
Kenneth is very rough and clumsy.
Kenneth isn't feeling well.
Kenneth is very angry.
What two things are being compared?
His nose was as red as a ripe strawberry.
nose - red
nose - strawberry
red - strawberry
red - ripe
What two things are being compared?
Her raincoat is as yellow as a lemon.
raincoat - yellow
her - raincoat
raincoat - lemon
yellow - lemon
What two things are being compared?
The snow is like a white blanket.
snow - blanket
snow - white
white - blanket
What two things are being compared in the metaphor:
"Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks."
her and cheeks
tears and rivers
rivers and flowing
rivers and cheeks
Tom is like a computer when he does his math.
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The cat’s fur was a blanket of warmth.
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John slept like a log.
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The fireworks were a lantern in the sky.
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George was lightning as he ran the race.
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The warm sunshine coming through the curtains flooded the room with honey.
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Her lovely voice was music to the ears of all who listened.
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His face was a cold stone that I could not read.
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My patience is ticking away like an angry clock.
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My heart was a lonely desert when my friend moved away.
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I am like a kid in a candy store when summer vacation arrives.
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After Edna saw the mouse, her shrieks sounded sirens throughout the building.
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Tom is like a computer when he does his math.
simile
metaphor
The cat’s fur was a blanket of warmth.
simile
metaphor
John slept like a log.
simile
metaphor
The fireworks were a lantern in the sky.
simile
metaphor
neither
George was lightning as he ran the race.
simile
metaphor
neither
Her lovely voice was music to the ears of all who listened.
simile
metaphor
His face was a cold stone that I could not read.
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metaphor
My patience is ticking away like an angry clock.
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metaphor
My heart was a lonely desert when my friend moved away.
simile
metaphor
neither
I am like a kid in a candy store when summer vacation arrives.
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metaphor
neither
After Edna saw the mouse, her shrieks sounded sirens throughout the building.
simile
metaphor
neither
The dot is as big as a horse!
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Jenny is as quiet as a mouse.
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That man is over the hill.
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His shoes are skis!
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She is as sharp as a tack.
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Her singing sounds like a cat dying.
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My room is a hazardous zone!
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That car is a boat!
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He is such an angel!
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Jace has a green thumb to make his plants grow well.
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It's as hot as an oven in here.
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Mrs. White is a dragon with her coffee breath!
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Mom is a bear in the mornings.
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She's as smart as a whip.
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He was a brave as a lion.
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The house was a wreck.
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Her room was as neat as a pin.
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The little boat was a dolphin in the water.
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A thunderstorm brewed in his eyes.
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Her happiness floated like bubbles all around her.
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"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets.
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand.
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.
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