This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As the teacher entered the room, she muttered under her breath, "This class is like a three-ring circus." A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 2. The band played as loud as a sonic boom. Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. You're as cold as ice. A) Ice. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) You're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. Which of the following is an example of a simile? A) She runs as fast as a cheetah. B) The sun is shining brightly. C) The mountain stood tall and majestic. D) The flowers danced in the wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She runs as fast as a cheetah. 5. Simile or Metaphor? The library was an ocean of books. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. Is the similes has a foundation? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 7. Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?This cookie is as hard as a rock. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. He is as sly as a fox. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. Ewww ..... your feet smell like rotten eggs. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 10. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 11. That box is as light as a feather A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 12. Complete the sentence with a metaphor.Life is ..... A) Like a roller-coaster. B) Exciting. C) A roller-coaster. D) For learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A roller-coaster. 13. She is as pretty as a picture. A) Blah. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Blah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 14. Complete the sentence with a metaphor.My teacher is ..... A) As nutty as a fruitcake. B) Quite strict. C) A dragon. D) Lots of fun sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dragon. 15. Dad is a monster in the morning before he drinks his coffee. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. The boy was like a bull in a china shop. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 17. Without her coffee, Mrs. Reale is a monster. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 18. The metaphor, 'Love is a battlefield', means what? A) I don't know. B) Nothing good comes from love. C) Love is both compromise and sacrifice. It can be difficult sometimes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love is both compromise and sacrifice. It can be difficult sometimes. 19. You are a firework A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 20. The students are busy bees. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 21. What two words are being compared in the following sentence?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. 22. Ice cream is hippieness in a bowl A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 23. I am as happy as a pig in mud. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 24. Without his glasses, Peter was ..... A) As quick as a flash. B) As proud as a peacock. C) As sly as a fox. D) As blind as a bat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As blind as a bat. 25. A hundred miles of landscape spread before me like a fan. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 26. What is the function of metaphors? A) A common saying that cannot be taken literally. B) Compare two things by saying one thing is another (does not use like or as). C) Compare two unlike things using the words like or as. D) An exaggeration that is too extreme to be taken seriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare two things by saying one thing is another (does not use like or as). 27. Steve turned as white as a ghost when his father caught him! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 28. That girl was as tough as nails. Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 29. Simile or metaphor? Mary was as sweet as pie. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 30. What does the metaphor mean?Dad is a bear in the morning. A) Dad is happy in the morning. B) Dad doesn't want to get up in the morning. C) Dad is grumpy and grouchy in the morning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dad is grumpy and grouchy in the morning. ← 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