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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She's like a moth to a flame. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 2. Simile or metaphor? I told my teacher she was as tall as a lamppost, and she was flattered. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 3. Is this a simile or a metaphor? Freshly washed sheets are as smooth as untouched water. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. Mrs. Abusoboh is a ray of sunshine A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 5. The rom was a furnace on the hot summer day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. Simile or metaphor? John slept like a log. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party. What are the words in blue an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. The responsibility of being team captain was a weight on her shoulders.What two things are being compared? A) Responsibility and shoulders. B) Team captain and weight. C) Team captain and shoulders. D) Responsibility and weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Responsibility and weight. 9. Complete the sentence with a simile.When he stood up to speak, he was ..... A) Shy. B) Very confident. C) As cool as a cucumber. D) An iceberg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As cool as a cucumber. 10. Is this sentence a simile or metaphor? He is as tall as a tree! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 11. My friend has a heart of gold. A) My friends is kind and helps everyone. B) My friend is mean. C) My friend's heart is made of real gold. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friends is kind and helps everyone. 12. He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 13. She was a trembling leaf. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 14. Don't just sit there like a bump on a log. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. Simile, metaphor, or personification? The wind was like a piercing arrow. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Arrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Fear fell from us like steel armor. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 17. She spilled the beans.What type of figurative language is in this sentence? A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 18. A metaphor does not use "like" or "as" . A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below. My grandma is as sweet as sugar. A) She likes to bake sweets. B) She is very nice. C) She wears sweet perfume. D) She loves CHOCOLATE!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is very nice. 20. Jayden was as mad as a wet hen.What does the idiom mean? A) Jayden only gets angry when she is wet. B) Jayden is the name of my angry hen. C) Jayden was upset because the hen was wet. D) Jayden is very angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jayden is very angry. 21. Sandy's soft voice was like music to my ears. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 22. I feel like a limp dishrag. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 23. Skyys shoes were as clean as a shinny new car A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 24. Which phrase is a metaphor? A) She is as thin as a rake. B) These jeans fit like a glove. C) The wind was a howling wolf. D) I slept like a bump on a log. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind was a howling wolf. 25. My students are stars, brilliant and bright. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 26. The fur was like silk-soft and smooth A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 27. Choose the best ending for the simile:Kendra isn't feeling well and her face is pale. She is as pale as ..... A) A black and white penguin. B) A ghost. C) A bucket of sand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ghost. 28. We swayed like palm trees as the soft music played. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 29. He always speaks softly. He doesn't easily get mad at people. A) As gentle as a lamb. B) As fierce as a tiger. C) As free as a bird. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As gentle as a lamb. 30. David had a heart of gold.What does the metaphor mean? A) David cares about other people. B) David has a serious health problem. C) David is cold hearted. D) David's heart is made of gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) David cares about other people. 31. Karen's hair is silk. A) Karen has awful hair. B) Karen's hair has a beautiful look and feel to it. C) Karen is wearing a wig. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karen's hair has a beautiful look and feel to it. 32. A phrase that compares two things using "like" or "as" A) Verb. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 33. Sam and Amy picked up the newborn kitten. Sam giggled, "It's like a feather." A) Fluffy. B) Light. C) Heavy. D) Pretty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light. 34. The fruit salad was like a rainbow! A) It was rainbow shaped. B) Leprechauns liked it. C) It was colorful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was colorful. 35. The best meaning of this simile is:The socks smelled like a trash truck had lived in them for 10 years. A) The socks were old. B) The socks had a bad odor. C) The socks were dirty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The socks had a bad odor. 36. John teeth are as white as ..... A) Snow. B) Chalk. C) Cloud. D) Sheep's fur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow. 37. Davion sleeps like a baby A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 38. Simile or Metaphor? Codie is as tall as a skyscraper. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 39. When do we use similes and metaphors in communicating messages to others? A) Songs. B) Stories and books. C) Ads on TV. D) Texting with friends. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 40. He was a mouse walking down the hall. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 41. Choose the best ending for the metaphor below:Jon is so fast! Jon is a . A) Rocket. B) Car. C) Lion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rocket. 42. What two things are being compared in the following simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin. A) Sylvia's face and a baby's skin. B) Sylvia and her face. C) Lotion and Sylvia's face. D) Sylvia and lotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sylvia's face and a baby's skin. 43. My dad is a clown, always joking around and acting goofier than anyone I know. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 44. Complete the sentence with a metaphor.He was drowning in ..... A) The big ocean. B) The small pool. C) The muddy swamp. D) An ocean of grief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An ocean of grief. 45. When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 46. "Love is a battlefield." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 47. They fought like cats and dogs! What does the simile mean? A) They had long claws and sharp teeth. B) One of them was a cat and the other was a dog. C) They weren't fighting at all. D) The fighting was intense and they fought a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fighting was intense and they fought a lot. 48. Simile or Metaphor:They stood alone, frozen statues on the plain. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 49. On stage, she was a brave lion. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 50. What two things are being compared? George is lightining as he runs the race. A) George and lightning. B) Lightning and race. C) Runs and race. D) George and the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George and lightning. 51. Your voice is like Lea Salonga's voice over roofs at dawn. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 52. The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. What are the words in blue an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 53. Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 54. The paper is as light as a feather. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 55. "Life is a b ..... and death is her sister" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 56. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below. Your eyes shine like the sun. A) Your eyes are bright. B) Your eyes are yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your eyes are bright. 57. Nathan is a pillar of the community means that he is ..... A) A false member of his community. B) A worthless member of his community. C) A less important member of his community. D) An honest and caring member of his community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An honest and caring member of his community. 58. She is a shining star. A) She is successful. B) She is a loser. C) She is an actress. D) She sparkles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is successful. 59. As hungry as a wolf. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 60. A day without you is like a year without rain. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. ← 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