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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a characteristic of metaphors? A) Metaphors cannot evoke emotions or create vivid imagery. B) Metaphors use connecting words like 'like' or 'as'. C) Metaphors create shallow associations and connections. D) Metaphors suggest that one thing is another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphors suggest that one thing is another. 2. Similes are comparisons between two things that most commonly the words ..... and ..... A) And, are. B) So, but. C) Like, as. D) Similar, because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like, as. 3. Ausar plays football like Berry Sanders A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. The sky on a clear day is like the inside of a huge balloon swelling up, up, up into space. My cat is a wisp of smoke that slips between the gap in the fence on a cold morning. What do both of these sentences have in common? A) Both sentences talk about a cat. B) Both sentences refer to the sky. C) Both sentences make a comparison. D) Both sentences discuss a balloon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both sentences make a comparison. 5. The sun is shinning like diamonds A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 6. His eyes were ice when he looked at me after wrecking his bike. A) He looked chilly. B) His eyes were ice cubes. C) He looked friendly. D) He looked mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He looked mean. 7. "A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun" is an example of A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. Jayden was as mad as a wet hen.What type of figurative language does the sentence contain? A) Idiom. B) Proverb. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 9. Your eyes shine like diamonds. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:Sid was a cheetah in the 100-yard dash. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. It's raining cats and dogs. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. Simile or Metaphor? He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 13. Watching the show was like watching grass grow. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 14. Which sentence below uses a simile? A) Mark is a breath of fresh air. B) Anthony is as cold as ice. C) Lisa waited as Ashley ran home. D) Macy likes to drink sweet tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthony is as cold as ice. 15. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:I had never seen so many lights; it was like the world was on fire. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 17. You were made outta plastic, fakeI was tangled up in your drastic ways A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 18. You were as brave as a lion. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. What's the meaning of this personification? "The camera loves me!" A) Photography is one of my hobbies. B) I own an expensive camera. C) Photos of me are always really good. D) I like to visit art museums. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photos of me are always really good. 20. Lauren is a fish when she gets into the pool.What type of figurative language is in this sentence? A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. 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. 22. The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys. A) The girls thumb was sore. B) The girl stood out in front of the group of boys. C) The girl was in the wrong line. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl stood out in front of the group of boys. 23. Simile or Metaphor? He is a night owl because he stays up late. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 24. What does the simile "those girls are two peas in a pod" mean? A) The girls are very similar. B) The girls are very different. C) The girls are hilarious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girls are very similar. 25. Which id the following is a metaphor? A) The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest. B) The baby ate like a bird during dinner. C) Greg is a thirty-year old baseball player. D) The twins fight like cats and dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest. 26. After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles. A) Metaphor. B) Hot chocolate. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 27. The class was a zoo. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 28. The warm afternoon sun was a lullaby pulling his eyelids closed. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 29. Which of the following sentences has a metaphor? A) He likes to eat pancakes. B) That clown is scary. C) Her face was a stone when they told her the news. D) That horse is as skinny as a post!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her face was a stone when they told her the news. 30. Mariatu was as quiet as a mouse as she snuck into her sister's room. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. 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