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Simile or Metaphor

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Life is a rollercoaster.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

2.

The classroom was a zoo.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

3.

You are as cute as a button.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

4.

Fred was a pig at dinner.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

5.

You are my sunshine.

a)

SImilie

b)

Metaphor

6.

He was as cool as a cucumber.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

7.

That explanation was as clear as mud.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

8.

Books are the keys to your imagination.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

9.

That went over like a lead balloon.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

10.

They fight like cats and dogs.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

11.

He is a night owl.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

12.

She was as cold as ice.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

13.

He is a walking dictionary.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

14.

The lightning was fireworks in the sky.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

15.

The puppy is happy as a clam.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

16.

The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

17.

What two things are being compared in "The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face"?

a)

tales and face

b)

wood and face

c)

detective and wood

18.

The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

19.

Which two things are being compared in "The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn."

a)

children and roses

b)

children and gardens

c)

roses and gardens

20.

"Food?" Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

21.

Which two things are being compared in "'Food?' Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel"?

a)

Chris and food

b)

toaster and strudel

c)

Chris and toaster strudel

22.

Scars are the roadmap to the soul.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

23.

Which two things are being compared in "Scars are the roadmap to the soul"?

a)

scars and roadmap

b)

soul and scars

c)

roadmap and soul

24.

The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

25.

Which two things are being compared in "The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur"?

a)

computer and dinosaur

b)

classroom and dinosaur

c)

old and classroom

26.

The clouds were like ice cream castles in the sky.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

27.

Which two things are being compared in "The clouds were like ice cream castles in the sky"?

a)

clouds and sky

b)

ice cream and castles

c)

castles and sky

d)

clouds and ice cream castles

28.

The truth was like a bad taste on his tongue.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

29.

Which two things are being compared in "The truth was like a bad taste on his tongue"?

a)

truth and bad taste

b)

truth and tongue

c)

bad taste and tongue

30.

The ice sculptor's hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

31.

Which two things are compared in "The ice sculptor's hands fluttered like hummingbird wings"?

a)

ice and sculptor

b)

hands and wings

c)

hummingbird and wings

d)

ice sculptor and wings

32.

My life is a gray day.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

33.

Which two things are being compared in "My life is a gray day"?

a)

gray and life

b)

gray and day

c)

life and gray day

34.

The clouds sailed across the sky.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

35.

Which two things are being compared in "The clouds sailed across the sky"?

a)

clouds and sky

b)

clouds and sailing

c)

clouds and sailboat

36.

Kyle looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

37.

Which two things are compared in "Kyle looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook"?

a)

stare and notebook

b)

Kyle and test

c)

notebook and test

38.

The river flows like a stream of glass.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

39.

Which two things are compared in "The river flows like a stream of glass"?

a)

flow and stream

b)

glass and flow

c)

river and stream of glass

40.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

a)

Only similes compare two unlike things.

b)

Only metaphors use like or as in the comparison

c)

Similes are literal statements

d)

Similes use like or as, while metaphors do not

41.

What is a simile?

a)

A text using like or as.

b)

The author's point of view.

c)

The what a story is about

d)

The main charecters problem or hardship

42.

Is this a simile?

"A Donkey is as funny as a laughing horse!"

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.

is this a simile?

"That bird is bigger then a mountain!

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

Turn this into a simile.

The bird is big (a)   a mountain!

( Only put in the underlined word.

not capitalized. )

45.

What is a example of a simile?

a)

I'm as hungry as a hippo!

b)

That crab is smaller then a ant.

c)

its like the ice is as strong as steel!

d)

"hello there!"

46.

Which phrase is NOT a simile?

a)

its like the sun has disappeared!

b)

The shiny new bicycle was like a new toy.

c)

He acts like a bull in a china shop!

d)

A picture is worth a million words.

47.

Write a simile.

4 lines
48.

Is this a simile?

This coat is as soft as a cat!

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

50.

Buddy is like a whirling dervish when he finally decides to clean his room.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

51.

This question is a brick wall. I can't get past it.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

52.

Finding a parking spot was a piece of cake!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

53.

The king was a lion in battle.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

54.

This waiting room is as cold as a freezer box!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

55.

When we lost the game, the dugout was a prison, and the coach was our warden.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

56.

The car was like a flash of lightning streaking down the empty road.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

57.

That brick of a brownie is impossible to eat.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

58.

Skittles: taste the rainbow!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

59.

That visit to the dentist's was like getting chiseled with an ice pick!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

60.

That summer day was so hot, the asphalt was as hot as a frying pan.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

61.

The sky thundered like an angry god.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

62.

That book is a cauldron of creative ideas!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

63.

My nieces and nephews are a fountain of joy.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

64.

She's as stubborn as a horse.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

65.

That little chihuahua puppy is an explosion of pure energy.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

66.

This headache is like a hammer on my skull.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

67.

When it rains on game day, my heart is a well of sadness.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

68.

This class is a breeze!

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor