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WorksheetsSimiles and Metaphors
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
Similes use exaggeration and metaphors don't
Similes use "like" or "as" and metaphors don't
Metaphors use "like" or "as" and similes don't
Metaphors use exaggeration and similes don't
Why is it important to choose your images carefully when using figurative language?
To be as creative as possible
To prevent others from having unusual ideas
So others will believe you are intelligent
So others will understand your desired effect
Which of the following is most likely the intended meaning of the metaphor “She is a cheetah”?
She is yellow with black spots.
She is a skilled hunter.
She runs very fast.
She is a large cat native to Africa.
There’s an implied metaphor in the sentence “Max lured Mia into his web.” What is Max compared to?
Mia
A web
A spider
A fly
What does this metaphor mean? "I was a couch potato on Sunday."
I was being lazy on Sunday.
My couch turned into a potato.
I turned into a potato.
I ate potato chips on Sunday.
What does this metaphor mean? "Lizzie has a heart of gold."
Lizzie's heart is hard and cold.
Lizzie is a kind and compassionate person.
Lizzie likes expensive things.
Lizzie is rich.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a type of simile
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.
A metaphor is a type of insect
A metaphor is a type of plant
Metaphor or simile?
metaphor
simile
What is a metaphor?
Is when you describe something by giving hints
Is when someone compares you to something without saying like
I don't know
Is when someone compares you to something using like
Metaphor or simile?
metaphor
simile
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The classroom was a zoo.
She is as busy as a bee.
Time is a thief.
The world is a stage.
What does this metaphor mean? "It was raining cats and dogs."
Dogs were falling from the sky.
The cats and dogs were fighting.
It was raining very hard.
The cat's meows sounded like thunder.
“As old as the hills” is an example of:
simile and allusion
simile and hyperbole
metaphor and hyperbole
mixed metaphor and allusion
Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.
simile
metaphor
A metaphor compares two things NOT using the words...
have and of
like and as
to have and to hold
simile
What is an example of a metaphor?
Her hair was as yellow as the sun.
His hands were as cold as ice.
Fourth-grade has the heart of a lion.
The house was like a circus!
This house is as clean as a whistle.
simile
metaphor
My brother was boiling mad.
simile
metaphor
My big brother is a couch potato.
simile
metaphor
What is the definition of a simile?
Don't know, don't care
Comparing two things using HAVE and WHAT
Comparing two things using BUT and WHO
Comparing two things using LIKE and AS
What is the definition of a metaphor?
Comparing two things using like or as.
Comparing two different things NOT using like or as.
Silly sentences using animals and people.
Things that have people like characteristics.
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
A) The stars were diamonds in the sky.
B) She sings like an angel.
C) He is as brave as a lion.
D) The car was as fast as lightning.
What is the primary difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A) A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a metaphor does not.
B) A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a simile does not.
C) A simile is more poetic than a metaphor.
D) A metaphor is always longer than a simile.
Identify the simile in the following sentence: 'The wind howled like a wolf in the night.'
A) The wind howled
B) like a wolf
C) in the night
D) The wind howled like a wolf in the night
Which of the following best explains the metaphor 'Time is a thief'?
A) Time steals moments from our lives.
B) Time is a criminal.
C) Time is fast.
D) Time is valuable.
