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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a simile?
I looked up as I heard a bird above my head.
The mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.
Jenny likes to go swimming in the river.
Kendal was a fish in the water.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a simile?
When we had a substitute, the classroom was a zoo.
Lynne likes peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for lunch.
Olive was a star on the stage.
The boy sounded like a screaming baby when he didn't get his way.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a metaphor?
The walrus and the penguin were at the zoo.
She is a peacock because she loves the attention.
The singer's voice was like a fresh spring day.
The old woman was as wise as an owl.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a metaphor?
The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest.
The baby ate like a bird during dinner.
Greg is a thirty year old baseball player.
The twins fight like cats and dogs.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What two things are being compared in the simile:
"The dried branches were like fingernails on a chalkboard."
dried and chalkboard
branches and chalkboard
branches and like
branches and fingernails
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
- 7. Multiple Choice
All of the following are similes except for:
Her plan worked like a dream.
The teenager ate like a horse.
I don't know why she doesn't like the dark.
My dad said he slept like a log.
- 8. Multiple Choice
All of the following are metaphors except for
The thunder was a mighty lion.
The storm was a raging bull.
His eyes were ice as he stared at his sister.
I am nine years old in the fourth grade.
- 9. Multiple Choice
All of the following are similes except for
The rumors spread like wildfire about who was going to be the new teacher.
Emily's new jacket fit like a glove.
Monique likes to listen to music while she studies.
I always ask Leo for help because he is as wise as an owl.
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the following are metaphors except for
It took forever to get to my grandma's house because the freeway was a parking lot.
Sara acted like a baby when she went to the dentist.
The snow was a blanket that covered the sidewalk.
I avoid my dad in the morning because he is a crab when he gets out of bed.
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