This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your voice is music to my ears. A) Your voice is pleasing to me. B) Your voice is hoarse. C) Your voice upsets me. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your voice is pleasing to me. 2. "No matter who's buying, I'm a celebration" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. The world is your oyster. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 4. True or False:A Metaphor is a direct comparison between two very unlike things (although they might have a similar quality). A) True. B) False. C) Both true and false. D) Neither true nor false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What is the meaning of the following Simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin. A) Sylvia's face was really rough. B) Sylvia's face was really smooth. C) Sylvia's face was oily. D) Sylvia's face was really dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sylvia's face was really smooth. 6. She swims like a fish. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. Amiria is a sloth A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. Simile or Metaphor?They are as different as night and day? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. Which of these lyrics is a metaphor? A) "I'm like a bird, I want to fly away.". B) "All in all you're just another brick in the wall.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "All in all you're just another brick in the wall.". 10. Mary said the medicine was as sweet as candy.What does the simile mean? A) She doesn't want to take the medicine. B) The medicine tastes good. C) The medicine tastes bad. D) The medicine tastes like Skittles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The medicine tastes like Skittles. 11. The metaphor, 'Eben has butterflies in his stomach', means what? A) Eben is about to vommit. B) Eben just ate some butterflies. C) Eben is feeling nervous and maybe excited. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eben is feeling nervous and maybe excited. 12. What is the function of similes? A) Compare two unlike things using the words like or as. B) Compare two things by saying one thing is another. (does not use like or as). C) A common saying that cannot be taken literally. D) An exaggeration that is too extreme to be taken seriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compare two unlike things using the words like or as. 13. What two things are being compared in the following sentence:Her hair was as black as coal. A) Her and hair. B) Hair and coal. C) Hair and black. D) Her and coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hair and coal. 14. Simile or Metaphor?Laughter is the best medicine. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. Which of the following is a characteristic of similes? A) Similes directly compare two different things without using connecting words. B) Similes create vivid mental images by stating that one thing is another thing. C) Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison. D) Similes are often used to emphasize a particular quality or attribute of the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison. 16. Her skin was white as snow. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 17. The metaphor 'A heart of gold', means what? A) A person that is sweet, kind, generious and of good nature has a heart of gold. B) A heart heavy as gold. C) Someone who is very rich. D) Just a bit of mumbo-jumbo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person that is sweet, kind, generious and of good nature has a heart of gold. 18. My mind is a puddle in the street reflecting green. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 19. What is being compared ..... and why ..... Dalyhla has a memory like a camera A) Dalyhlas memory, camerabecause a camera takes pictures like your memory does. B) Camera, schoolbecause a camera is little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dalyhlas memory, camerabecause a camera takes pictures like your memory does. 20. Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her shoulders. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. Her legs were like cooked noodles. What two things are being compared? A) Her and noodles. B) Legs and cooked. C) Noodles and cooked. D) Legs and noodles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legs and noodles. 22. Ashley's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin. A) Ashley's face was really rough. B) Ashley's face was really smooth. C) Ashley's face was oily. D) Ashley's face was really dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashley's face was really smooth. 23. I am so tired that I move like a sloth. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 24. What two things are being compared in this sentence? After doing 20 push-ups John's arms felt like limp noodles. A) Push-ups and John. B) Arms and noodles. C) Push-ups and noodles. D) John and noodles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arms and noodles. 25. How does a simile compare two different things? A) By using the words 'not' or 'never'. B) By using the words 'with' or 'without'. C) By using the words 'is' or 'are'. D) By using the words 'like' or 'as'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By using the words 'like' or 'as'. 26. The boy was as quick as lightning in the race A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 27. What is the meaning of this metaphor? Keep your chin up. A) Keep your head back. B) Stay positive. C) Watch the clouds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay positive. 28. New money, suit and tieI can read you like a magazine A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 29. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence. Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Both a simile and a metaphor. D) There is no figure of speech in that sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 30. Henry stomped through the door like an elephant. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 31. A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 32. She is on a rollercoaster of emotions A) She's going to vomit soon. B) She's scared. C) She is having lots of different feelings. D) She's having fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is having lots of different feelings. 33. Words are weapons that sometimes hurt people. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 34. Mr. Jones is tall. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 35. A figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way using "like" or "as." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 36. Which is the best definition of a metaphor? A) It states that one thing is literally another thing. B) It's a device used in poetry. C) It's a lie. D) It describes something in a way that isn't literally true for symbolic effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It describes something in a way that isn't literally true for symbolic effect. 37. Which phrase is NOT an example of a simile? A) Sally's cool as a cucumber. B) Her heart was ice cold. C) His eyes are green as grass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her heart was ice cold. 38. What is an example of a metaphor? A) Her hair was as yellow as the sun. B) His hands were as cold as ice. C) Fourth-grade has the heart of a lion. D) The house was like a circus!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fourth-grade has the heart of a lion. 39. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence. The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Both a simile and a metaphor. D) There is no figure of speech in that sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 40. The baby's smile is like sunshine on a cloudy day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 41. A simile is a comparison of 2 unlike things using ..... A) Like, if. B) As if. C) Like or as. D) And, but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like or as. 42. Avah's snoring was as loud as a train A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 43. What is a metaphore A) A comparison of two different things using the words like or as. B) A comparison of two different things without using like or as. C) A verb that shows action. D) A true story about yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison of two different things without using like or as. 44. The child is an angel. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 45. The students were as good as gold. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 46. The woman sang like a bird. A) She had a very pretty singing voice. B) She chirped when she sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had a very pretty singing voice. 47. The flu epidemic was as destructive as a tidal wave. A) Was wet and far-reaching. B) Was violent and overpowering. C) Was very loud and crashing. D) Was very big and invisible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was violent and overpowering. 48. Lawrence is a little angel sometimes A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 49. You're as tough as nails. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 50. Which figurative language is this an example of:My father told me that life is a journey. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 51. Today is as hot as a flaming fire. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 52. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:Annabelle's room looked like it was hit by a huricane. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 53. He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost. Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 54. Is it a SIMILE or a METAPHOR? My baby sister screeched like a cat. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 55. You are my sunshine. A) You upset me. B) You make happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You make happy. 56. Is this a simile or a metaphor? The man's red face pulsed like a stop light. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 57. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 58. Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?The girl is a rattlesnake ready to strike! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 59. Why do we use similes and metaphors in talking or writing? A) To confuse people. B) To create vivid and interesting pictures in our minds. C) To be like professional authors. D) To be silly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create vivid and interesting pictures in our minds. 60. Explain the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence. My big brother is a couch potato. A) My brother likes to eat potatoes on the couch. 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