This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the following are similes except for A) Monique likes to listen to music while she studies. B) Emily's new jacket fit like a glove. C) The rumors spread like wildfire about who was going to be the new teacher. D) I always ask Leo for help because he is as wise as an owl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monique likes to listen to music while she studies. 2. She can be a snail sometimes A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. My sister is a clown. A) My sister is mad. B) My sister is funny. C) My sister is crying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister is funny. 4. What two things are being compared in this sentence:Patrick was as busy as a bee. A) Patrick and busy. B) Patrick and bee. C) Was and as. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patrick and bee. 5. Which sentence contains a metaphor? A) Being with my students was pure heaven. B) You behaved like absolute angels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being with my students was pure heaven. 6. Her heart is made of gold. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Christian is as busy as a bee A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. Which sentence has a simile? A) We ran as fast as we could. B) The girls are like two peas in a pod. C) The sun dazzled is with its brightness. D) Tim likes to eat bananas with peanut butter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girls are like two peas in a pod. 9. Which of the following sentences contains a simile? A) The dog said, "Bark! Bark!!". B) This food is delicious!. C) She is a skinny little thing!. D) She is as thin as a stick!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is as thin as a stick!. 10. He is as funny as a monkey. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 11. When I heard that my sister broke the case of roses and didn't admit it, I was surprised because she's usually such an angel. A) Very naughty. B) Likes to wear white. C) Is mean. D) Is well-behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is well-behaved. 12. What is the structure of a simile? A) Similes create vivid mental images by stating that one thing is another thing. B) Similes directly compare two different things without using connecting words. C) Similes are often used to emphasize a particular quality or attribute of the subject. D) Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison. 13. The golden colors faded from the sky as the sun disappeared over the horizon. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 14. Simile or Metaphor? Tonya is as sweet as sugar. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 15. What is being compared in the following simile? Paul tried to help Carolyn get safely off the ice, but he was so nervous that his legs felt like jello. A) Carolyn and Paul. B) Legs and ice. C) Legs and jello. D) Paul and jello. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legs and jello. 16. Complete the sentence with a metaphor."Sometimes I feel my home is ..... " complained the boy. A) Very hot. B) As silent as the grave. C) A prison. D) Empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A prison. 17. Simile or Metaphor?The classroom was a zoo. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. Simile, metaphor, or personification? The glasses danced on the shelf during the earthquake. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 19. A direct comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as" is called a: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 20. A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as is: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. What does this metaphor mean?The baby girl's smile was the sun on dark days. A) When the baby girl smiled, the sun would rise. B) The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. C) The baby never smiled. D) The baby girl's smile made other people happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The baby girl's smile made other people happy. 22. After playing football on a cold January day, his fingers were icicles. Simile or Metaphor? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 23. What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets. 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". 24. No one invites Liam to parties because he is a wet blanket. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 25. The strong men live on, fighting, singing, as lucky as plungers. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 26. The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors. What does the simile in the sentence tell you? A) The boy has an enlarged heart. B) The boy is very giving and kind. C) The boy is very selfish and mean. D) The boy wears an oxygen mask. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy is very giving and kind. 27. The pillow was a cloud when I put my head on it after a long day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 28. Simile or Metaphor?She was a shining star after the concert had ended. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 29. What is the meaning of the following Simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's booty. A) Sylvia's face was really rough. B) Sylvia's face was really smooth. C) Sylvia's face was oily. D) Sylvia's face was really dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sylvia's face was really smooth. 30. When she runs, she is a cheetah. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSimiles And Metaphors Quiz 1Similes And Metaphors Quiz 2Similes And Metaphors Quiz 3Similes And Metaphors Quiz 5Similes And Metaphors Quiz 6Similes And Metaphors Quiz 7Similes And Metaphors Quiz 8Similes And Metaphors Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books