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- 1. Multiple Choice
Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Simile
Metaphor
- 2. Multiple Choice
The bruise on Jack’s foot felt as big as an elephant.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Simile
Metaphor
- 3. Multiple Choice
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.
"best friend" and "secrets"
"diary'' and "secrets"
"Diary" and "her best friend"
"her" and "diary"
- 4. Multiple Choice
What are the two things being compared in the following sentence?
I am as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation.
"I" and "hungry"
"I" and "a hungry bear awakened from hibernation"
"Bear" and "hibernation"
"hungry" and "hibernation"
- 5. Multiple Choice
During brunch with her grandparents, Yen Wen was a sweet pea.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Simlie
Metaphor
- 6. Multiple Choice
True or False:
A metaphor is a comparison that says something is something else.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
True or False:
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. The simile is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like."
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Both similes and metaphors ________.
compare things
use the words “like” and “as”
are ways words can rhyme in a poem
make a story less vivid
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The house was a carnival
The house was noisy like a carnival
The house had a carnival-like atmosphere
The carnival moved into the house
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
She was a gazelle
She ran faster than a gazelle
A gazelle couldn't run faster than she did
She was as graceful as a gazelle
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