This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jayden was as mad as a wet hen.What does the idiom mean? A) Jayden was upset because the hen was wet. B) Jayden is the name of my angry hen. C) Jayden only gets angry when she is wet. D) Jayden is very angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jayden is very angry. 2. Sandy's soft voice was like music to my ears. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 3. I feel like a limp dishrag. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. Skyys shoes were as clean as a shinny new car A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. Which phrase is a metaphor? A) These jeans fit like a glove. B) The wind was a howling wolf. C) I slept like a bump on a log. D) She is as thin as a rake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wind was a howling wolf. 6. My students are stars, brilliant and bright. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 7. The fur was like silk-soft and smooth A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. Choose the best ending for the simile:Kendra isn't feeling well and her face is pale. She is as pale as ..... A) A black and white penguin. B) A ghost. C) A bucket of sand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ghost. 9. We swayed like palm trees as the soft music played. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 10. He always speaks softly. He doesn't easily get mad at people. A) As gentle as a lamb. B) As fierce as a tiger. C) As free as a bird. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As gentle as a lamb. 11. David had a heart of gold.What does the metaphor mean? A) David has a serious health problem. B) David is cold hearted. C) David cares about other people. D) David's heart is made of gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David cares about other people. 12. Karen's hair is silk. A) Karen has awful hair. B) Karen's hair has a beautiful look and feel to it. C) Karen is wearing a wig. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karen's hair has a beautiful look and feel to it. 13. A phrase that compares two things using "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. Sam and Amy picked up the newborn kitten. Sam giggled, "It's like a feather." A) Fluffy. B) Pretty. C) Light. D) Heavy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 15. The fruit salad was like a rainbow! A) It was rainbow shaped. B) Leprechauns liked it. C) It was colorful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was colorful. 16. The best meaning of this simile is:The socks smelled like a trash truck had lived in them for 10 years. A) The socks were old. B) The socks had a bad odor. C) The socks were dirty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The socks had a bad odor. 17. John teeth are as white as ..... A) Chalk. B) Cloud. C) Snow. D) Sheep's fur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snow. 18. Davion sleeps like a baby A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Simile or Metaphor? Codie is as tall as a skyscraper. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. When do we use similes and metaphors in communicating messages to others? A) Songs. B) Stories and books. C) Ads on TV. D) Texting with friends. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 21. He was a mouse walking down the hall. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. Choose the best ending for the metaphor below:Jon is so fast! Jon is a . A) Rocket. B) Car. C) Lion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rocket. 23. What two things are being compared in the following simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin. A) Sylvia's face and a baby's skin. B) Sylvia and her face. C) Lotion and Sylvia's face. D) Sylvia and lotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sylvia's face and a baby's skin. 24. My dad is a clown, always joking around and acting goofier than anyone I know. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. Complete the sentence with a metaphor.He was drowning in ..... A) The big ocean. B) The small pool. C) The muddy swamp. D) An ocean of grief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An ocean of grief. 26. When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 27. "Love is a battlefield." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 28. They fought like cats and dogs! What does the simile mean? A) They had long claws and sharp teeth. B) One of them was a cat and the other was a dog. C) They weren't fighting at all. D) The fighting was intense and they fought a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fighting was intense and they fought a lot. 29. Simile or Metaphor:They stood alone, frozen statues on the plain. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 30. On stage, she was a brave lion. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. ← 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