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Simile Sleuths

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

The cat ran quickly across the yard.

b)

The cat was as sneaky as a fox.

2.

What does the simile in the sentence "Her smile was as bright as the sun" compare?

a)

Her smile and the sun's brightness

b)

Her smile and the sun's size

3.

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "He fought like a lion in the competition."

a)

He fought

b)

like a lion

4.

What is being compared in the simile "The water was as smooth as glass"?

a)

The water's temperature and glass

b)

The water's surface and the smoothness of glass

5.

Choose the sentence that contains a simile.

a)

The wind howled throughout the night.

b)

The wind was like a howling wolf.

6.

In the sentence "The clouds are cotton balls in the sky," what are the clouds being compared to?

a)

The sky

b)

Cotton balls

7.

Find the simile in the following sentence: "She is as busy as a bee."

a)

She is busy

b)

as a bee

8.

What two things are being compared in the simile "His hands were as cold as ice"?

a)

His hands and coldness

b)

His hands and ice

9.

Identify the simile in this sentence: "The car raced down the street like a bolt of lightning."

a)

raced down the street

b)

like a bolt of lightning

10.

In the simile "The night is as black as coal," what is the color of the night being compared to?

a)

Coal

b)

Black