This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the book being compared to?Charlotte's Web is as thick as a phone book at my grandma's house. A) Phone book. B) Grandma. C) House. D) Thick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phone book. 2. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay positive. 3. Identify the metaphor in the following sentence:The classroom was a zoo during the group activity. A) The classroom was a garden. B) The classroom was a circus. C) The classroom was a library. D) The classroom was a zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The classroom was a zoo. 4. Simile or metaphor?The school's playground is a fun kingdom for all of the students. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. What two things are being compared in the following simile? 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.' A) Her smile and the sun. B) Her smile and brightness. C) Her and the sun. D) Brightness and the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her smile and the sun. 6. BONUS:My father is a monster when he gets mad. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Simile or metaphor?Her laugh was like music to my ears. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. 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. B) My brother likes to sit on the couch and not do anything. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother likes to sit on the couch and not do anything. 9. Identify the simile in the following sentence:'The night was as dark as coal.' A) The night was coal. B) The night was dark. C) The night was as dark as coal. D) The night was as coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The night was as dark as coal. 10. What does "pretty as a picture" mean? A) Something is ugly. B) Something is beautiful. C) Something is in the shape of a frame. D) Something you have a picture of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something is beautiful. 11. My father is a bear in the morning. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. "Hey lil' mama would you like to be my sunshine?" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 13. During stressful situations, she is as cool as a cucumber.Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?I have a problem. A) I'm getting a hatI. B) I'm in a pickle. C) Don't put all of your eggs in one basket. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm in a pickle. 15. Metaphor or Simile:Payton's smile is as bright as the sun. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 16. "Got me like ah-ah-ah-ow / I'm tired of being played like a violin" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 17. My mom always says you shouldn't cry over spilled milk. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 18. He exhaled slowly, each breath as ragged as a bumpy brick road A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. When I opened the closet door, everything fell out in a landslide. A) Everything in the closet tumbled out. B) Everything in the closet was falling into the ocean. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everything in the closet tumbled out. 20. The new smartphone is ..... It doesn't weigh a ton like the old model. A) As steady as a rock. B) As old as the hills. C) As light as a feather. D) As smooth as silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As light as a feather. 21. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below.When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. A) Very slow. B) Moves pretty quickly. C) He's super fast. D) Still beats everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very slow. 22. By comparing Kevin to a brick wall, what is the speak trying to say about Kevin?The starting goalie was out with an injury, so Kevin was finally getting his chance to prove his worth. He knew he could do it. He was ready. Kevin was a brick wall. A) He would not allow the opponent to score he'd block the goal posts. B) He was hard-headed. C) He built a wall in front of his soccer goal. D) He threw bricks at his opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He would not allow the opponent to score he'd block the goal posts. 23. Which of the following is a metaphor? A) The wind whispered through the trees. B) His words were a soothing balm. C) The stars danced in the night sky. A) His words were a soothing balm. B) The ocean painted the sky. C) The moon whispered secrets. D) The sun sang a lullaby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His words were a soothing balm. 24. Which word has the most welcoming connotation? A) Dwelling. B) House. C) Residence. D) Home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Home. 25. BONUS:I like to eat grapes more than I like oranges. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 26. ..... it left a trail ..... like a slithering blue snake. (page 16) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 27. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below.He was a busy bee. A) He was extremely busy. B) He wore a striped shirt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was extremely busy. 28. What is the purpose of using similes and metaphors in literature? A) To make the text more confusing. B) To create vivid imagery and enhance understanding. C) To lengthen the text unnecessarily. D) To use more complex vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create vivid imagery and enhance understanding. 29. Identify the figure of speech:'The world is a stage.' A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 30. John slept like a log. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 31. My sister is like an angel in my life. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 32. Which of the following is literal language? A) I am as tall as a tree. B) I am the Einstein of my time. C) I am 12 years old. D) I am outta here like "Poof!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am 12 years old. 33. Which similes below would be helpful in describing a terrified look on someone's face? A) Her eyes drooped like wilted flowers, and her hands hung limp like wet spaghetti noodles. B) Her eyes were as sharp as arrows, and her fists clenched tight like hammers waiting to strike. C) Her eyes were soft like a morning dew, and her hands lay still as resting cherubs. D) Her eyes were as big as sewer lids, and her hands trembled like tiny earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her eyes were as big as sewer lids, and her hands trembled like tiny earthquakes. 34. What does this simile mean?The bruise on David's foot felt as big as an elephant. A) David's foot was really swollen. B) David's foot felt fine. C) David's foot was grey. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) David's foot was really swollen. 35. After playing in the snow, my fingers became ice cubes. What is being compared? A) Snow and fingers. B) Fingers and ice cubes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fingers and ice cubes. 36. Simile or metaphor?The school day is a marathon when I run from class to class. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 37. Keep your chin up. A) Keep your head back. B) Stay positive. C) Watch the clouds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay positive. 38. There's an implied metaphor in the sentence "Max lured Mia into his web." What is Max compared to? A) A web. B) A fly. C) Mia. D) A spider. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A spider. 39. After Edna saw the mouse, her shrieks sounded sirens throughout the building. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 40. This is going to cost me an arm and a leg! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 41. Simile or Metaphor?He is a walking dictionary. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 42. Stella is a mountain. Next to her I'm a rock, and Bob is a grain of sand. (page 27) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 43. Simile or Metaphor?He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 44. Bob is tiny, wiry, and fast, like a barking squirrel. His tail moves like weeds in the wind, spiraling, dancing. (page 34) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 45. Simile or metaphor?The waterfall flowed like a river of liquid silver. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 46. Simile or metaphor?She is a scared chicken. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 47. What is the meaning of this metaphor?She is a shining star. A) She is an actress. B) She is not very nice. C) She sparkles. D) She is successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is successful. 48. "I'ma rain, I'ma rain on this bitter love / Tell the sweet I'm new" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 49. Identify whether the following sentence is a simile or a metaphor:'The classroom was a zoo during recess.' A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 50. Anna's green eyes are like jewels. A) Anna's eyes are dry. B) Anna's eyes are sparkling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anna's eyes are sparkling. 51. Which on$_{}$e is a metaphor A) He was a lion in the fight. B) We had a ton of$_{}$$^{}$ work. C) Mom is that you. D) The car is running so fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a lion in the fight. 52. "As old as the hills" is an example of: A) Simile and allusion. B) Simile and hyperbole. C) Metaphor and hyperbole. D) Mixed metaphor and allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile and hyperbole. 53. The tiny red ant climbed up the broken limb. Which sense is being described? A) Hear. B) Sound. C) Smell. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sight. 54. Technology is the best thing since sliced bread. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 55. Identify the simile in the following sentence:Her smile was like a ray of sunshine. A) Soft as a cloud. B) Like a ray of sunshine. C) Bright as a diamond. D) Warm as a fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like a ray of sunshine. 56. His eyes were ice as he stared at her. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 57. Simile or metaphor?My pile of homework was a mountain to climb that night at home. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 58. What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. A) Crab and Sand. B) Crab and dancing scissors. C) Scissors and sand. D) Dancing and sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crab and dancing scissors. 59. Tom was a rage of fire when he got mad at his friend. A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 60. The house was as clean as a whistle. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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