This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of imagery is this?The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house A) Sight. B) Taste. C) Sound. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sound. 2. Which figurative language compares 2 unlike things using like or as? A) Metaphor. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 3. Simile or Metaphor?He is a night owl because he stays up late. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 4. Her tears shone in the night like the lights of the station wagon A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. What does it really mean: "Go break a leg!" A) Do a bad job. B) Break your leg. C) Do well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do well. 6. My heart was a lonely desert when my friend moved away. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Simile or Metaphor?My brother was boiling mad. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. What does the metaphor 'Time is a thief' imply? A) Time literally steals things. B) Time passes quickly and unnoticed. C) Time is a criminal. D) Time is valuable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time passes quickly and unnoticed. 9. "My aunt's apartment in New York City is a closet. My mom says that if she had to live in that small space, she would go nuts." ..... Which part of the previous sentences was a metaphor A) "she would go nuts". B) "My aun't apartment in New York City is a closet.". C) No metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "My aun't apartment in New York City is a closet.". 10. You are a walking dictionary. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. Which of the following is a metaphor? A) The sun smiled down on the earth. B) Her laughter was music to his ears. C) The road was a ribbon stretching into the distance. A) The cat sat lazily in the sun. B) Her laughter was music to his ears. C) The wind danced through the trees. D) The moon whispered secrets to the stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her laughter was music to his ears. 12. "Go on and try to tear me down / I will be rising from the ground / like a skyscraper" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. "You're like Jordan's on Saturday / I gotta have you and I cannot wait now" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. "As light as a feather" is an example of what? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 15. Simile or Metaphor? "He was as brave as a lion." A) A) Simile. B) B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Simile. 16. Metaphor or Simile:My mom has a heart of gold. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 17. "Beyond your darkness, I'm your light" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. What is the meaning of this metaphor?His eyes were ice. A) His eyes were ice cubes. B) He looked mean. C) He looked friendly. D) He looked chilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He looked mean. 19. Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence:'Her smile was as bright as the sun.' A) Simile. B) Idiom. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. Charles Wallace's whole body spun and went rigid. He started his marionette's walk again. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. Identify the metaphor in the following options. A) He is as brave as a lion. B) She sings like an angel. C) The classroom was a beehive of activity. D) The wind howled like a wolf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The classroom was a beehive of activity. 22. Simile or Metaphor?The assignment was a breeze. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. "I'm like hey, what's up, hello!" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 24. She is a bolt of lightening when she runs A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. The band played as loud as a sonic boom.Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 26. What does the metaphor in the first sentence mean?The sky was an angry, purple monster. It roared fiercely as the thunder crashed and the rain poured down. A) The sky had clouds in the shape of a monster. B) The sky was stormy. C) Monsters invaded the town. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky was stormy. 27. What is puppy being compared to?The puppy's tail wagged as fast as a windmill. A) Windmill. B) Tail. C) Fast. D) Another puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Windmill. 28. Which of these figures of speech is most likely to cause confusion? A) Mixed metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Extended metaphor. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed metaphor. 29. My brother was boiling mad. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 30. (Chimps are) ..... a race of ill-mannered clowns. (page 5) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 31. Math is like a puzzle that never ends. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 32. What are books being compared to?The books are doorways to new words. A) A library. B) Doorways. C) Word. D) A librarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doorways. 33. "Soprano C, we like to keep it on a high note" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 34. A comparison using the words like or as (a) A) A. simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. simile. 35. What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly. A) "best friend" and "secrets". B) "diary" and "secrets". C) "Diary" and "her best friend". D) "her" and "diary". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Diary" and "her best friend". 36. Simile or metaphor?The tree was as tall as a skyscraper. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 37. What is the explosion being compared to?The firework's explosion was like a burst of colorful flowers A) Colors. B) Flowers. C) A burst. D) Fireworks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flowers. 38. What is the meaning of the following metaphor? "The world is a stage." A) The world is a place where everyone acts. B) The world is a place for animals. C) The world is a theater. D) The world is flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The world is a place where everyone acts. 39. My life is a dream. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 40. 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. 41. Stella's trunk is a miracle. (page 30) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 42. Identify the simile in the following options: A) He fought like a lion. B) Her eyes were stars in the night sky. C) The world is a stage. D) Time is a thief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He fought like a lion. 43. "Poodles, " he said, "are parasites." (page 37) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 44. My patience is ticking away like an angry clock. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 45. Complete the simile.Her ring shines like ..... A) A kitten. B) Ice. C) The sun. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 46. The slide on the playground is a hot stove. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 47. My big brother is a couch potato. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 48. What two things are being compared?The lawn is a green carpet A) Law and green. B) Lawn and carpet. C) Is and carpet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lawn and carpet. 49. Metaphor or Simile:She was a bear in the morning. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 50. Simile or Metaphor?She is as thin as a toothpick. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 51. Simile or Metaphor?Tonya is as sweet as sugar. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 52. Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger was like heaven on my tongue. A) Sight. B) Taste. C) Sound. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taste. 53. "She got a booty like a Cadillac / but I can send you into overdrive" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 54. Identify the idiom in the following sentence:'After the meeting, John felt like he was on cloud nine.' A) He was. B) On cloud nine. C) After the meeting. D) John felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On cloud nine. 55. In her new dress, the little girl was as cute as a button. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 56. The teacher's computer is a dinosaur.Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? A) Simlie. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 57. Which one is an example of a metaphor? A) He was a lion in the fight. B) Mom is that you?. C) We had a ton of work. D) The car is running so fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a lion in the fight. 58. Time is as slow as honey dripping off of a spoon. What is being compared? A) Time and honey. B) Slow and time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time and honey. 59. Simile or metaphor? The clouds looked like giant cotton balls in the sky. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 60. Charles Wallace walked to the refrigerator, his feet padding as softly as a kitten's. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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