This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following lyrics is a simile? A) Get up in the morn'. B) Life is sweet as honey. C) So, let's go. D) I'm diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life is sweet as honey. 2. Mason's mouth was a fountain of delight A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. The cool, summer grass tickles my feet like feathers. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. The boy liked to play video games. A) Not a simile. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not a simile. 5. He's as busy as a bee. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 6. He knows many things and can answer other people's questions immediately. A) As wise as an owl. B) As proud as a peacock. C) As slow as a snail. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As wise as an owl. 7. "We don't need to worry" is an example of A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 8. Similes use ..... or ..... A) If or and. B) Up or down. C) Like or as. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like or as. 9. Which of the following is most likely the intended meaning of the metaphor "She is a cheetah" ? A) She is a large cat native to Africa. B) She runs very fast. C) She is a skilled hunter. D) She is yellow with black spots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She runs very fast. 10. What are the two things being compared in the following sentence?I am as hungry as a bear. A) "I" and "hungry". B) "I" and "bear". C) "Bear" and "hibernation". D) "hungry" and "bear". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I" and "bear". 11. After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were like icicles. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. Simile or metaphor, you like the bad boy because you are drawing on the wall A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. He is a tank! This is a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 14. The cup of my heart is still, and cold, and empty. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. What does this simile mean?I felt like I was drowning in an ocean of my thoughts. A) I cannot swim. B) I am afraid of the ocean. C) I have a few things on my mind. D) I have many things on my mind, and I feel like I have too much to think about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have many things on my mind, and I feel like I have too much to think about. 16. Have you ever felt as hungry as a hippo? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 17. The snow was as white as a cloud. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Fluffy. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 18. My hands are cold as ice. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. The teacher's computer is a dinosaur. Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. It was raining cats and dogs A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 21. Mary is like a human calculator. A) Mary acts like a robot. B) Mary is very good at math. C) Mary needs a calculator to help her in math. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary is very good at math. 22. During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig. Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. Is this a simile or a metaphor?Mr. Brown has a heart of stone. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 24. Talya's eyes were twinkling stars. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. I am as quick as a fox. A) Not a simile. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 26. These roads twist and turn like a pile of snakes can be used to ..... A) To help the reader imagine how the snakes moved. B) To help the reader imagine how the roads looked. C) To help the reader find the best way to the bat cave. D) To help the reader understand why people are afraid of snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help the reader imagine how the roads looked. 27. He is as strong as an ox. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 28. She had yellow hair. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comparison. 29. Is this a simile or a metaphor? My best friend is as loyal as a dog. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 30. She is a shining star. She's good at pretty much everything she does. A) She sparkles. B) She is a loser. C) She is successful. D) She is an actress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is successful. 31. Jane is ..... She does not eat well. A) As greedy as a pig. B) As thin as a rake. C) As hungry as a wolf. D) As tall as a giraffe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As thin as a rake. 32. Simile or Metaphor?He is as cold as ice. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 33. Her hair was sunshine. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 34. Finish this metaphor:My fingers were so cold ..... A) They were icicles!. B) They looked like icicles!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were icicles!. 35. I'm as free as ..... this Friday! Do you want to meet for dinner? A) A fox. B) A bat. C) A bee. D) A bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bird. 36. Complete this simile The sun is like A) The soft fur of a small puppy. B) Two peas in a pod. C) A blanket on a cold winter day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A blanket on a cold winter day. 37. I am so thirsty that my throat is as dry as a bone. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 38. After so many years as an accountant, doing taxes is ..... for me. A) As good as gold. B) As cool as a cucumber. C) As easy as pie. D) As light as a feather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As easy as pie. 39. During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig. What are the words in blue an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 40. The early bird gets the worm.This is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Proverb. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proverb. 41. A simile compares two unlike things using like or as. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. Mrs. Reale's cheeks were as red as tomatoes when she was embarrassed. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 43. When my dog went missing, I felt like a cone that lost its ice-cream. A) Hungry. B) Adventurous. C) Tired. D) Upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Upset. 44. My anger is a burning fire. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 45. The sky was the color of the calm Pacific Ocean. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 46. Johny is such a pig when we have pizza. A) Johny is very fat. B) Johny eats a lot. C) Johny is dirty. D) Johny likes to make loud noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johny eats a lot. 47. Simile or Metaphor? My brother was boiling mad. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 48. "As straight as an arrow" is an example of what? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 49. "The water well is as dry as a bone." is an example of a(n) ..... A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 50. If a city contains people from many countries and cultures, you can use a metaphor and describe it as a ..... A) Melting pot. B) Metal pot. C) Frying pan. D) Cooking pot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting pot. 51. How old was the author of the second story when it began? A) 13. B) 10. C) 25. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13. 52. She danced like a butterfly in flight. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 53. Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?He eats like a pig. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 54. Simile or Metaphor?The singer's voice was a breath of fresh air. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 55. A metaphor compares two things NOT using the words ..... A) Have and of. B) Like and as. C) To have and to hold. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like and as. 56. We were crushed by the hammer of sunlight. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 57. John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 58. The teenager's stomach was a bottomless pit. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 59. A ..... is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" . A) Simile. B) Figurative speech. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 60. My best friend is my rock. I can go to her with any questions or problems I have. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. 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