This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The crawling ants looked like a puddle of thick black ink spreading across the picnic table. A) Were all wet and sticky. B) Were getting ink on the food. C) Were dense and swarming forward. D) Were stuck in the ink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were dense and swarming forward. 2. Simile or metaphor? Mark's voice is velvet. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. The truck is as big as an elephant. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. My heart is like an open highway- A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Highway. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. Ogres are like onions. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. In the lyrics "Life is Monopoly, go cop me some land and some property", what does the writer mean with this comparison? A) Life is literally a boardgame. B) Just like in the game of Monopoly, owning property is important in real life. C) Life is boring, and dreadful. D) You have to approach life like it is a game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just like in the game of Monopoly, owning property is important in real life. 7. Owen is a late bloomer. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. Explain the meaning of 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 the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. C) This means that Simone had a fever. D) This means that Simone doesn't like to be hugged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. 9. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the shelves. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. Just like a moth drawn to a flame- A) Simile. B) Flame. C) Metaphor. D) Moth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. Although they were not twins, John and Mary were ..... A) As different as night and day. B) Alike as peas in a pod. C) Smart as an owl. D) Stubborn as a mule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alike as peas in a pod. 12. In Rosa Parks' story when black people got on the bus and paid the fare what were they supposed to do next? A) Get off the bus, walk to the back, and get on the bus in the back. B) Walk straight to the back of the bus. C) Take a seat. D) Stand in the aisle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get off the bus, walk to the back, and get on the bus in the back. 13. What two things are being compared in this sentence? Tony ran like a cheetah. A) Tony and a cheetah. B) Tony and ran. C) A cheetah and ran. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tony and a cheetah. 14. Ahmaad is a cat, creeping around unnoticed. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 15. Children like the most beautiful flowers of all. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 16. Simile or Metaphor?The band played as loud as a sonic boom. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 17. 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." A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. "His facial features look like they've been melted, like the drippings on the side of a candle." -Wonder A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 19. She was a tigress on the battlefield A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. The train screamed down the tracks. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 21. A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 22. Identify whether the sentence is a simile or a metaphor. That girl is very bright. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 23. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.What does the proverb mean? A) Your plan might not work out, so don't start thinking about what you will do. B) Not all of the eggs will hatch into baby chickens. C) You can't depend on people to gather your eggs. D) Someone might steal your chickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your plan might not work out, so don't start thinking about what you will do. 24. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:Staying inside all day was like bring in prison. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 25. She is a walking dictionary. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 26. Her eyes are twinkling stars. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 27. My room is a disaster zone. A) Construction it happening in my room. B) My room is clean. C) My room is messy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My room is messy. 28. The piano sang a mournful song. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 29. Her hair was as black as coal. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 30. "Two women at the same time like synchronized swimmers" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 31. A simile is an imaginative comparison between two different things using words such as "like" or "as." A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Simile, metaphor, or personification? The fire roared to life. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 33. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below. When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. A) Moves pretty quickly. B) Very slow. C) He's super fast. D) Still beats everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very slow. 34. As soon as the bell for recess rang, the students scattered like ants. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 35. A comparison between two things that uses the words "like" or "as" . A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 36. Explain the meaning of the simile in the following sentence. The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks. A) The cookies were nice and soft. B) The cookies were really hard. C) The cookies were just right. D) The cookies were fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cookies were really hard. 37. Which figurative language is this an example of:When Sally looked outside she saw a blanket of snow. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 38. He is strong like an ok. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 39. He gave his steak bacck to the waiter saying it was ..... A) As lean as a rake. B) As tough as an old boots. C) As dark as a pocket. D) As dumb as oyster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As tough as an old boots. 40. You ain't nothin but a hound dogCryin all the time A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hound. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 41. The girl is as tall as her brothers. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 42. What does this Simile mean?The salsa was as hot as fire!! A) The fire made the salsa hot. B) The salsa was too hot to eat. C) The salsa had too much tomatoe. D) The salsa was being cooked over a fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The salsa was too hot to eat. 43. She was as light as a(n) ..... A) Bat. B) Feather. C) Elephant. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feather. 44. I am as hungry as a bear! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 45. Her cheeks are red like a rose. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 46. Methapor is ..... A) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable . B) Sample of a Metaphor is He drowned in a sea of grief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable . 47. Put two and two together means ..... A) Four. B) Figure it out. C) Do a puzzle. D) Do math. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figure it out. 48. What two things are being compared in the following simile? My dog is as gentle as a lamb. A) Dog and lamb. B) Dog and gentle. C) Gentle and lamb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog and lamb. 49. When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. A) Still beats everyone. B) Moves pretty quickly. C) He's super fast. D) Very slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very slow. 50. Makes a comparison between two unlike things without the using "like" or "as." A) Metaphor. B) Similarly. C) Symbols. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 51. What are you Marty McFly, a chicken? What does the metaphor mean? A) Someone is saying Marty is covered in feathers. B) Someone is saying Marty crows every morning at sunrise. C) Someone is saying Marty is brave. D) Someone is saying Marty is scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone is saying Marty is scared. 52. My sister is an angel A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 53. How are similar the similes and the metaphors? A) Both use like or as to compare two things. B) Both not use like or as to compare two things. C) Both are types of figurative language that are used to make a comparison between two things that are not alike. D) Both use a repetition of the same sound in a sentence or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are types of figurative language that are used to make a comparison between two things that are not alike. 54. The distant stars were glimmering stars in the night sky. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 55. Jacob is as angry as a storm A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 56. Simile or metaphor?That girl is as tough as nails. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 57. He is a walking dictionary A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 58. The chili pepper was a bomb exploding in my mouth. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 59. Simile or Metaphor?The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 60. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of above. 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