This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 18 (37 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Similes and metaphors do what? A) Tell statements. B) Always use like or as. C) Always use is or are. D) Compare 2 things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare 2 things. 2. Simile or Metaphor?The library was an ocean of books. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. Why might you use figurative language? A) To hide your meaning. B) To help others figure out definitions of difficult words. C) To suggest particular images, emotions, or ideas. D) To say exactly what you mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To suggest particular images, emotions, or ideas. 4. My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. The lawn is a green carpet A) It is soft. B) It is a perfect lawn. C) It is so green. D) It is cut evenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a perfect lawn. 6. 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. 7. Mrs. Evans is a bear when she wakes up each morning. A) Mrs. Evans likes to eat berries for breakfast. B) Mrs. Evans is grouchy in the mornings. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Evans is grouchy in the mornings. 8. Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.What are the words in blue an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 9. Sing Yu is a good swimmer. She swims ..... A) Like an eagle. B) Like a log. C) Like a fish. D) Like a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like a fish. 10. The football player is as fast as a cheetah means ..... A) The football player is quick. B) The football player saw a cheetah. C) The football player was not fast. D) There is a cheetah playing football. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The football player is quick. 11. What are pencils being compared to?Pencils are magic wands when they write new stories to read. A) Wands. B) Stories. C) New. D) Magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wands. 12. BONUS:My dog is big like a bear. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. She is on a rollercoaster of emotions.Simile or Metaphor? A) She's having different types of feelings. B) She is scared. C) She's having fun. D) She is going to vomit soon!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's having different types of feelings. 14. After the ball was run over by the car, it was as flat as a pancake.What are the words in blue an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. Similes or metaphor? That box is as light as a feather. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Toa is as brave as a strong chicken A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 17. The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder.What type of figurative language is used? A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 18. Why do you always act like such a baby? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Which of the following sentences is a metaphor?: "Mrs. Tadlock is a great teacher. Her classroom is a calm, relaxing spa." A) "Mrs. Tadlock is a great teacher.". B) "Her classroom is a calm, relaxing spa.". C) No metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Her classroom is a calm, relaxing spa.". 20. What two things are being compared?Her raincoat is as yellow as a lemon. A) Raincoat-yellow. B) Yellow-lemon. C) Raincoat-lemon. D) Her-raincoat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raincoat-lemon. 21. What is being compared in the simile:'He was as brave as a lion'? A) He and a lion. B) Brave and lion. C) He and brave. D) Brave and as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He and a lion. 22. In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow, " what two things are being compared? A) The cat and its prey. B) The cat and its shadow. C) The cat and a shadow. D) The prey and its shadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat and a shadow. 23. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below.Your eyes shine like the sun. A) Your eyes are bright. B) Your eyes are yellow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your eyes are bright. 24. Which figurative language is this an example of:The bathroom was as clean as a whistle. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 25. Determine the type of sentence.This computer is a dinosaur. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 26. Do we use our 5 senses in imagery:smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing? A) Yes. B) Maybe. C) I don't know. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 27. Her pictures are like pieces of a dream. (page 16) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 28. As quiet as ..... A) A bird. B) A mouse. C) A fox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mouse. 29. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles. 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: B) Metaphor. 30. The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.What does the simile mean? A) The cookies were nice and soft. B) The cookies were really hard. C) The cookies were just right. D) The cookies were really warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cookies were really hard. 31. "Shoot me down / but I won't fall / I am titanium" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 32. What is being compared in the simile: "The night was as dark as coal." A) Night and coal. B) Night and dark. C) Dark and coal. D) Night and day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Night and coal. 33. What are classmates being compared to?My classmates are a family I love to be around. A) The school. B) Family. C) My best friend. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 34. I wear a snowy saddle of fur. (page 4) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 35. Your explanation is as clear as mud. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 36. What is the meaning of the following simile?The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks. A) Nice and soft. B) Really hard. C) Just right. D) Fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really hard. 37. She bounded outdoors into the winter wonderland of marshmallow covered hills A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. ← PreviousRelated 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