This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My children are my sunshine on a gloomy day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 2. Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. Simile or metaphor?The teacher's voice is a symphony when she reads poetry to the class. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 4. Simile or Metaphor?The house is as clean as a whistle. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. A comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as' is: A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 6. "Cinderella's Beauty Salon" is an example of: A) Irony. B) A pun. C) Allusion. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 7. Identify the metaphor in the following sentence:Time is a thief. A) Time is a teacher. B) Time is a healer. C) Time is a friend. D) Time is a thief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Time is a thief. 8. What is being compared in the metaphor:'Time is a thief'? A) Time and a thief. B) Time and money. C) Thief and a clock. D) Time and a clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time and a thief. 9. Why does the speaker compare ballerinas to swans?The ballerinas were like swans gliding over the stage. A) To show that they were white. B) To show that they squawked like birds. C) To show that they can swim. D) To show that they are graceful and elegant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show that they are graceful and elegant. 10. Simile or Metaphor?This house is as clean as a whistle. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. When Danielle says, "I can smell the pizza from a mile away, " she means: A) The pizza does not smell bad, but it does not smell good either. B) The pizza has a very strong smell. C) She cannot smell the pizza when she is close to it. D) People who are a mile away from the pizza can definitely smell it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pizza has a very strong smell. 12. They drifted past my domain like logs on a lazy river. (page 21) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. What two things are being compared?The snow is like a white blanket. A) Snow-blanket. B) Snow-white. C) White-blanket. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow-blanket. 14. Teachers have eyes like a hawk. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. The metaphor, 'John has butterflies in his stomach', means what? A) John is about to feel sick. B) John just ate some butterflies. C) John is feeling nervous and maybe excited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John is feeling nervous and maybe excited. 16. What are art supplies being compared to?The art supplies are a treasure chest of color. A) Colors. B) Treasure. C) Art class. D) Chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chest. 17. Complete the simile:As brave as ..... A) A rabbit. B) A lion. C) A turtle. D) A mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lion. 18. This assignment was a breeze!Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. After the bell rang, the students were like cars at a green light. A) The students were slowing down. B) The students were leaving quickly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students were leaving quickly. 20. As sweet as ..... A) An ox. B) Sugar. C) A fox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sugar. 21. What two things are being compared?His nose was as red as a ripe strawberry. A) Nose-strawberry. B) Red-ripe. C) Nose-red. D) Red-strawberry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nose-strawberry. 22. After playing football on a cold January day, his fingers were icicles.Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. What two things are being compared in this this sentence? A) Friends to peas. B) Friends to pods. C) Peas to pods. D) Best to friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friends to peas. 24. Determine the type of sentence.Don't just sit there like a bump on a log! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 25. She ran like the wind across the field.What is the meaning of the simile above? A) Her hair blew in the breeze. B) She ran fast. C) She was running against the wind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She ran fast. 26. My hair is as soft as silk. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 27. What word would BEST complete the simile:The speeding car was moving as fast as ..... A) A snail. B) Lightning. C) A sloth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lightning. 28. "Let's imagine for a moment that you never made a name for yourself / or mastered wealth they had you labeled as a king" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 29. What is the cat's fur being compared to?The cat's fur was as soft as a feather. A) Soft things. B) Another cat. C) Feather. D) Your cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feather. 30. 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. 31. How many similes are there in the following paragraph? Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle. As soon as one was belted in, another would unbuckle his seatbelt. Finally, all the family was in the car packed in like sardines. Carly felt as if she were in one of the toy cars in her toy box. Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly. She couldn't wait to swim like a fish in the ocean. A) 2. B) 5. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 32. Metaphor or Simile:The girl's personality was cold like ice. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 33. We wanted to throw a surprise party, but Penny let the cat out of the bag. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 34. What is the meaning of this metaphor?Go break a leg! A) Be careful. B) Break your leg. C) Do a great job. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do a great job. 35. My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 36. Which of the following is a simile? A) The trees waved in the breeze. B) His voice was a thunderous roar. C) The snow was a soft blanket covering the ground. A) The sun shone brightly in the sky. B) The river flowed gently downstream. C) His voice was a thunderous roar. D) The birds sang a sweet melody. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His voice was a thunderous roar. 37. Laughter is the music of the soul. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 38. Complete the Simile:As big as ..... A) A bottle. B) A giraffe. C) An elephant. D) An ant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An elephant. 39. He is as tall as a building. A) Neither. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 40. Simile or metaphor? He is as strong as an ox. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 41. Simile or Metaphor?Codie is as tall as a skyscraper. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 42. When he was grounded from video games, his house was a prison. What does this metaphor mean? A) Being grounded made him feel as if he were in prison. B) He was sent to jail for playing video games. C) Someone left his video games on the ground. D) He was playing a prison video game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being grounded made him feel as if he were in prison. 43. What is the meaning of the simile below? The football player was as strong as an ox as he tackled the quarterback. A) He was extremely strong. B) He smelled like an ox. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was extremely strong. 44. The twins look alike, but they are as different as night and day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 45. They stood alone, frozen statues on the plain. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 46. That girl was as tough as nails.Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 47. Which metaphor best represents this image?c A) Time is green. B) Time is like moeny. C) Money is time. D) C. time is money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. time is money. 48. His eyes were ice. A) He looked mean. B) He looked chilly. C) His eyes were ice cubes. D) He looked friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He looked mean. 49. Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?It's time to take your turn. A) It's raining cats and dogs. B) The ball is in your court. C) Reach for the stars. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ball is in your court. 50. Explain the meaning of the simile in the following sentence.John is as strong as an ox. A) John is really strong. B) John looks like an ox. C) John has horns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John is really strong. 51. The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 52. Identify the simile in the following sentence:The raindrops fell like tears from the sky. A) Fell like snowflakes. B) Fell like confetti. C) Fell like tears. D) Fell like sunshine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fell like tears. 53. What does the idiom 'spill the beans' mean? A) To plant seeds. B) To cook dinner. C) To make a mess. D) To reveal a secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To reveal a secret. 54. Sometimes, metaphors can be difficult to decipher. What's the best synonym for "decipher?" A) Figure out. B) Read. C) Compare. D) Focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figure out. 55. 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. 56. Gorillas are as patient as stones. (page 3) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 57. As skinny as ..... A) The hills. B) A giant. C) A toothpick. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A toothpick. 58. Identify the metaphor in the following sentence:The world is a stage. A) The world is a puzzle. B) The world is a book. C) Comparing the world to a stage. D) The world is a painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparing the world to a stage. 59. The city is a sea of sadness. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 60. What does this metaphor mean? A) The baby girl's smile made other people happy. B) The baby never smiled. C) The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. D) When the baby girl smiled, the sun would rise. 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