This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A figure of speech that compares things without using like or as. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 2. Simile, metaphor, or personification? The leaves fell like rain. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. Simile or Metaphor? This house is as clean as a whistle. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. "A kid named Julian and his two gorillas." -Wonder A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 5. "Y'all are so so like a seamstress" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. Which one is NOT a metaphor? A) He is a night owl. B) The computer was a dinosaur. C) She acts like a pig at dinner. D) My brother is a chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She acts like a pig at dinner. 7. The early bird gets the worm.What does the proverb mean? A) People who begin early will have the best chance to be successful. B) Birds like to eat worms. C) Everyone needs to set the alarm to get up early. D) The best meal is breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who begin early will have the best chance to be successful. 8. Explain the meaning of the simile in the following sentence. The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth. A) This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket. B) This means that Simone had a fever. C) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. D) This means that Simone doesn't like to be hugged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. 9. You know how in "Rocky" he prepares for the fight by punching sides of raw beef? Well, yesterday it was as cold as that meat locker he was in. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. Her heart is gold. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. When she saw the kids begin to have a glitter fight, the teacher leapt across the room as fast as a cheetah A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. Her voice was ..... when she sang her solo during the concert. A) As clear as a bell. B) As hungry as a wolf. C) As sick as a dog. D) As gentle as a lamb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As clear as a bell. 13. She is on a rollercoaster of emotions. Simile or Metaphor? A) She is going to vomit soon!. B) She's having fun. C) She is scared. D) She's having different types of feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She's having different types of feelings. 14. Darielle is tall as a giraffe A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. You really are hungry! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comparison. 16. His feet floated above the dance floor as he danced along. A) He was light. B) He was dancing well. C) He was a ghost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was dancing well. 17. Similes and metaphors are used a lot in ..... A) Academic writing. B) Most writing. C) Descriptive writing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Descriptive writing. 18. Complete the sentence to make a simile.He couldn't see without his glasses-he was ..... A) A blind man. B) Sightless. C) As blind as a bat. D) Wearing dark glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As blind as a bat. 19. Sam is a chicken. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 20. Complete this sentence with a simile. Her hair is ..... A) As soft as silk. B) Sensitive as a flower. C) As black as day. D) As strange as a vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soft as silk. 21. Similes don't use words such as "like" or "as" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. A ..... compares two unlike objects using the words is, am, are, was or were. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. I like to eat fish. A) Not a simile. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not a simile. 24. Simile or metaphor, I think you bad like the bad boys because you are don't help any one and you don't listen to your mom and your dad. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 25. Madison's sister looked like a princess in her blue prom dress. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 26. My pillow was like a cloud when I laid my head down. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 27. Walmart is a zoo. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 28. The town was set along the coast like a little pearl in an emerald band. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 29. Simile or metaphor? His tears were rivers flowing down his cheeks. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 30. My mom listened to my excuses with a face of stone. A) Very serious. B) Very hard. C) Very heavy. D) Very emotionless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very serious. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSimiles And Metaphors Quiz 1Similes And Metaphors Quiz 2Similes And Metaphors Quiz 3Similes And Metaphors Quiz 4Similes And Metaphors Quiz 5Similes And Metaphors Quiz 6Similes And Metaphors Quiz 7Similes And Metaphors Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books