This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Simile or metaphor? The fireworks were a lantern in the sky. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 2. What does the following Simile mean?The little boy crawled into his mother's lap like a happy kitten. A) The little boy was very happy while sitting with his mother. B) The little boy was happy to sit with his mother. C) The little boy is good at crawling. D) The little boy does not want to play with his trucks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The little boy was happy to sit with his mother. 3. Simile, metaphor, or personification? The water called invitingly to the hot children. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 4. He always doesn't want to answer questions in class. He is afraid of speaking to other people. A) As timid as a mouse. B) As gentle as a lamb. C) As strong as an ox. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As timid as a mouse. 5. The house is as clean as a whistle. A) Not a simile. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. He was as quiet as a mouse as he walked down the hall. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. What is the meaning of the following metaphor?She is on a roller coaster of emotions. A) She's having fun. B) She's scared. C) She is having lots of different feelings. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is having lots of different feelings. 8. You are as hungry as a hippo! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. How do similes help the reader? A) By confusing the reader with complex comparisons. B) By adding depth and imagery to the writing. C) By simplifying the meaning of the subject. D) By providing a literal description of the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By adding depth and imagery to the writing. 10. Which sentence contains a simile? A) You behaved like absolute angels. B) Being with my students was pure heaven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You behaved like absolute angels. 11. The grass are dancing A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 12. She's like a moth to a flame. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. Simile or metaphor? I told my teacher she was as tall as a lamppost, and she was flattered. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. Is this a simile or a metaphor? Freshly washed sheets are as smooth as untouched water. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. Mrs. Abusoboh is a ray of sunshine A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. The rom was a furnace on the hot summer day. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 17. Simile or metaphor? John slept like a log. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 18. Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party. What are the words in blue an example of? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 19. The responsibility of being team captain was a weight on her shoulders.What two things are being compared? A) Responsibility and shoulders. B) Team captain and weight. C) Team captain and shoulders. D) Responsibility and weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Responsibility and weight. 20. Complete the sentence with a simile.When he stood up to speak, he was ..... A) Shy. B) An iceberg. C) As cool as a cucumber. D) Very confident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As cool as a cucumber. 21. Is this sentence a simile or metaphor? He is as tall as a tree! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 22. My friend has a heart of gold. A) My friends is kind and helps everyone. B) My friend is mean. C) My friend's heart is made of real gold. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friends is kind and helps everyone. 23. He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 24. She was a trembling leaf. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 25. Don't just sit there like a bump on a log. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 26. Simile, metaphor, or personification? The wind was like a piercing arrow. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Arrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 27. Fear fell from us like steel armor. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 28. She spilled the beans.What type of figurative language is in this sentence? A) Proverb. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 29. A metaphor does not use "like" or "as" . A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below. My grandma is as sweet as sugar. A) She wears sweet perfume. B) She likes to bake sweets. C) She is very nice. D) She loves CHOCOLATE!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is very nice. ← 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