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Similes and Metaphors

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He is a walking dictionary.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
-----
d)
-----
2.
Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
------
d)
-----
3.
He is a night owl
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
----
d)
----
4.
Her singing sounds like a dying cat.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
5.
He is as light as a feather
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
6.
Jenny is as quiet as a mouse.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
7.
Laughter is the music of the soul
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
8.
The cast on his leg was a plaster shackle
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
9.
My daughte`r's room is a disaster area
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
10.
That man is over the hill
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
11.
Steve turned as white as a ghost when his father caught him!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
12.
The world is a stage
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
13.
Her lovely voice was music to his ears
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
14.
That car is a boat!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
15.
John's suggestion was just a band-aid for the problem
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
16.
That dot is as big as a horse!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
17.
She is as innocent as an angel
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
18.
America is a melting pot of people
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
19.
Life is a rollerdcoaster
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
20.
You are as blind as a bat
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
21.
Your words are as cold as ice
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
22.
My work was as light as a feather.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
23.
Zach is as cool as a cucumber.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
24.
As tough as nails
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
25.
As common as dirt
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
26.
Freyja's shirt is as white as snow.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
27.
My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
28.
Well, that went over like a lead balloon.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
29.
As bold as brass
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
30.
Last night, I slept like a log.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
31.
As cute as a kitten
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
32.
Ryli is as innocent as a lamb.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
33.
Hewitt is as tall as a giraffe.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
34.
Mr. Lepper's homework is a breeze.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
35.
As happy as a clam
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
36.
As black as coal
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
37.
The flood was an endless night.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
38.
Jeremiah left me high and dry when it came to his homework.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
39.
When given the assignement the classroom became a sea of sadness.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
40.
Payton lives in a house of cards.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
41.
Lucy was a hungry ghost.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
42.
Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at his brother
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
43.
It's as hot as an oven in here.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
44.
It fits like a glove.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
45.
All religions, art, and sciences are branches of the same tree.`
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
46.
Love is a nutrient.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
47.
His words were a shot across the bow.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
48.
Her long hair was a flowing golden river
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
49.
My classroom was a sea of bees.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
50.
The calm lake was a mirror.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
51.
Conscience is a man's compass.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
52.
The falling snowflakes are dancers.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
53.
Chase was a lion on the football field.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
54.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
55.
He is a shining star.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
56.
Kisses are the flowers of affection.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
57.
The snow is a white blanket
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
58.
Travis had his anger bottled up inside.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
59.
She is as sharp as a tack.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
60.
Chaos is a friend of mine.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
61.
The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
62.
They were two peas in a pod.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
----
d)
-----
63.
My sister is a couch potato.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
----
d)
-----
64.
My room is a disaster area.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
----
d)
----
65.
The stars are sparkling diamonds.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
-----
d)
----
66.
The wind was a howling wolf.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
----
d)
----
67.
The park was a lake after last night’s rain.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
-----
d)
-----
68.
The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
----
d)
----
69.
She was as innocent as a lamb.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
-----
d)
----
70.
She was as happy as a clam.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
-----
d)
----
71.
She was as tough as nails.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
-----
d)
----
72.
He was as tall as a giraffe.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
----
d)
----
73.
She was as white as a ghost.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
74.
Simile or metaphor: He was as strong as an ox.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
75.
He was as busy as a bumble bee.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
----
d)
---
76.
My teacher is a dragon.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
---
d)
----
77.
Katelyn was a pig at dinner.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
---
d)
-----
78.
The stormy ocean was a raging bull.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
---
d)
----
79.
She was as light as a feather
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
----
d)
----
80.
Simile or metaphor: She is as cute as a kitten.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
------
d)
---
81.
He was as cold as ice.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
-------
d)
----
82.
She was as blind as a bat.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
--------
d)
----
83.
He was as cool as a cumcumber.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
-------
d)
-------
84.
The calm lake was a mirror.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
85.
My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
86.
As cute as a kitten
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
87.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
88.
As common as dirt
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
89.
She is as sharp as a tack.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
90.
Conscience is a man's compass.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
91.
The flood was an endless night.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
92.
It fits like a glove.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
93.
My work was as light as a feather.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
94.
As bold as brass
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
95.
That car is a boat!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
96.
That dot is as big as a horse!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
97.
As tough as nails
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
98.
Her singing sounds like a dying cat.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
99.
His words were a shot across the bow.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
100.
Zach is as cool as a cucumber.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
101.
He is a shining star.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
102.
Chaos is a friend of mine.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
103.
My classroom was a sea of bees.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
104.
The falling snowflakes are dancers.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
105.
Josh's shirt is as white as snow.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
106.
Well, that went over like a lead balloon.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
107.
Ms. G's homework is a breeze.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
108.
Kisses are the flowers of affection.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
109.
The world is a stage.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
110.
Steve turned as white as a ghost when his father caught him!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
111.
He is as light as a feather.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
112.
You are as blind as a bat.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
113.
As black as coal.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
114.
Molly is as innocent as a lamb.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
115.
Laughter is the music of the soul.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
116.
Izze was as happy as a clam.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
117.
Chase was a lion on the football field.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
118.
Your words are as cold as ice.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
119.
Mrs. Rutledge's suggestion was just a band-aid for the problem.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
120.
It's as hot as an oven in here.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
121.
Last night I slept like a log.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
122.
When given the assignment, the classroom became a sea of sadness.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
123.
Jacob is as tall as a giraffe.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
---
d)
---
124.
Skyler's eyes were ice as he stared at his brother.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---
125.
Mrs. Sommer's shoes are skis!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
---
d)
---