This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Math is a puzzle waiting to be solved. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 2. Simile or Metaphor? He is a walking dictionary. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. The snow was as white as a blanket on the ground ..... what are they comparing? A) Ground, snow. B) Blanket, snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blanket, snow. 4. He is a shining star. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. She swooped like a hawk to grab the last piece of chocolate. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 6. What is the difference between similes and metaphors? A) Metaphors use like or as to compare two things. B) Metaphors use a common saying to compare two things. C) Similes use an exaggeration to compare two things. D) Similes use like or as to compare two unlike things and metaphors do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similes use like or as to compare two unlike things and metaphors do not. 7. Simile or Metaphor?Her eyes were as bright as the stars. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. Since Mom has two jobs, she is always as busy as a bee. A) Mom is always doing something. B) Mom is afraid of bees. C) Mom is building a beehive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mom is always doing something. 9. Which of the following is a characteristic of metaphors? A) Similes directly compare two different things without using connecting words. B) Metaphors make comparisons by stating that one thing is another thing. C) Similes use connecting words like 'like' or 'as' to establish a clear comparison. D) Metaphors create vivid mental images by comparing something unfamiliar to something familiar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphors make comparisons by stating that one thing is another thing. 10. She ran like the wind across the field. A) She ran fast. B) Her hair blew in the breeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She ran fast. 11. Zendaya was as graceful as a swan A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 12. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Idiom. B) Proverb. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proverb. 13. "Baby, you're a firework / C'mon show 'em what you're worth" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 14. The simile, "She was white as a ghost, " means that A) The girl died and became a ghost. B) The girl dressed like a ghost for Halloween. C) She was happy and smiling. D) She was nervous and pale-looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was nervous and pale-looking. 15. I'm as sleepy as a bear that just work up from its winter sleep A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Miyah is a little princess in her little pink dress A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.The figurative language in this poem is really telling us that the cookies were what? A) Nice and soft. B) Really hard. C) Just right. D) Fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really hard. 18. The sound of the rain was like footsteps on the roof. This is an example of: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Simile or Metaphor? The assignment was a breeze. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. What two things are being compared in the metaphor:"Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks." A) Her and cheeks. B) Tears and rivers. C) Rivers and flowing. D) Rivers and cheeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tears and rivers. 21. "Your girl's on me like a glue stick" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 22. Similes and metaphors are used to make writing more interesting. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Simile or Metaphor:My father is a bear in the morning. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 24. David had a heart of gold.The sentence contains what type of figurative language? A) Proverb. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 25. The pizza was a little slice of heaven. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 26. Choose the best ending to the metaphor below:Mike is so funny! Mike is a . A) Cartoon. B) Clown. C) Friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clown. 27. "Food?" Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 28. What is being compared? The fireworks were a lantern in the sky. A) Fireworks and lantern. B) Fireworks and sky. C) Lantern and sky. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fireworks and lantern. 29. The fire roared to life in Katrice's backyard. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 30. Simile or Metaphor:Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 31. Is this a simile or a metaphor? The little dog was a ball of cotton candy. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 32. Explain the meaning of the following sentence. The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth. A) This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket. B) This means that Simone had a fever. C) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. D) This means that Simone doesn't like to be hugged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. 33. When a writer uses descriptive language, how does it affect the reader? A) The reader can memorize the text. B) The reader feels the text come to life. C) The reader gets bored and stops reading. D) The reader gets confused and has to reread. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reader feels the text come to life. 34. James's socks smelt like a(n) ..... A) Dawn. B) Snow. C) Dead skunk. D) Flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dead skunk. 35. My soda is like ice. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 36. What is the meaning of the following metaphor? Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. A) Her best friend was writing in her diary. B) Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. C) Her secrets weren't safe in her diary. D) Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 37. Simile or metaphor? Gwen sings like an expert. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 38. A man's home is his castle. A) A man mows the lawn. B) A man can do whatever he wants in his home. C) A man has a moat around his house. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A man can do whatever he wants in his home. 39. If someone's clothes are brightly coloured with large shapes, you can use a metaphor and describe it as a ..... pattern. A) Crazy. B) Sunny. C) Serene. D) Loud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loud. 40. She is as happy as a clam. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 41. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:Life is a stage, and we are all actors. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 42. Her love is a blanket. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 43. On the cold winter day, under the covers, I kept as snug as a bug in a rug."As snug as a bug in a rug" is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 44. My sister is as slow as a turtle. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 45. Choose the best ending for the simile. The kids were all coming to the pool. The pool attracted kids like . A) Flies to honey. B) Elephants to mice. C) Rain to the desert sands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flies to honey. 46. Is this a simile or a metaphor? The moon is a shining saucer of milk in the sky. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 47. What does "He slept like a log" mean? A) He was in a light sleep and he moved around a lot. B) He slept outside, under a tree. C) He was in a very deep sleep and he did not move a lot. D) He slept near a fireplace, because he is a log. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was in a very deep sleep and he did not move a lot. 48. Which word means:'To compare two things without using the words like or as?' A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 49. Siani's words cut me like a knife. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 50. Which is not belong: A) He is so funny. B) I am like a rubbish. C) She treated me as her real sister. D) She really act like a dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is so funny. 51. The giant's steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 52. Which figurative language is this an example of:The old man was as blind as a bat. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 53. True or false?Similes and metaphors compare two things that have like or similar qualities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. "You were the light for me to find the truth", this is an example of A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither a simile nor a metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 55. The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store. What is the meaning of the simile above? A) The baby had 8 legs. B) The baby lives in the sea. C) The baby was sleeping. D) The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs. 56. What is the reason that an author uses Similes in writing? A) It helps the reader to look at more words. B) It helps the reader to think. C) It helps the reader to understand that the author is comparing one thing to another. D) It makes the reader hungry so that they will go eat french fries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps the reader to understand that the author is comparing one thing to another. 57. Jay and Kam are two peas in a pod. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 58. Riding a bike is a piece of cake ..... what are they comparing? A) Cake, a kid. B) Riding a bike, cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Riding a bike, cake. 59. Jill was as cool as a cucumber on her first day of school. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 60. Kim and Shana are like two peas in a pod. A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of above. 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