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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jayden was as mad as a wet hen.What type of figurative language does the sentence contain? A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Proverb. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 2. Your eyes shine like diamonds. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:Sid was a cheetah in the 100-yard dash. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 4. It's raining cats and dogs. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 5. Watching the show was like watching grass grow. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 6. Which sentence below uses a simile? A) Anthony is as cold as ice. B) Macy likes to drink sweet tea. C) Mark is a breath of fresh air. D) Lisa waited as Ashley ran home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthony is as cold as ice. 7. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:I had never seen so many lights; it was like the world was on fire. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 8. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. You were made outta plastic, fakeI was tangled up in your drastic ways A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 10. You were as brave as a lion. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. What's the meaning of this personification? "The camera loves me!" A) Photography is one of my hobbies. B) I own an expensive camera. C) Photos of me are always really good. D) I like to visit art museums. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photos of me are always really good. 12. Lauren is a fish when she gets into the pool.What type of figurative language is in this sentence? A) Idiom. B) Proverb. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 13. What two things are being compared in the following metaphor? The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. A) Crab and Sand. B) Crab and dancing scissors. C) Scissors and sand. D) Dancing and sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crab and dancing scissors. 14. The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys. A) The girls thumb was sore. B) The girl stood out in front of the group of boys. C) The girl was in the wrong line. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl stood out in front of the group of boys. 15. Simile or Metaphor? He is a night owl because he stays up late. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. What does the simile "those girls are two peas in a pod" mean? A) The girls are very similar. B) The girls are very different. C) The girls are hilarious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girls are very similar. 17. Which id the following is a metaphor? A) The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest. B) The baby ate like a bird during dinner. C) Greg is a thirty-year old baseball player. D) The twins fight like cats and dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest. 18. After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles. A) Hot chocolate. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 19. The class was a zoo. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 20. The warm afternoon sun was a lullaby pulling his eyelids closed. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 21. Mariatu was as quiet as a mouse as she snuck into her sister's room. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 22. The dog was as big as an elephant. A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 23. We were late this morning. Our bus was ..... A) As slow as a snail. B) As busy as a bee. C) As slippery as an eel. D) As dry as a bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As slow as a snail. 24. What 2 things are being compared in the following metaphor? If you want something in your life, be a lion in the fight. A) Life and lion. B) Life and fight. C) Lion and fight. D) You and lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You and lion. 25. At five o'clock, the interstate is always a parking lot. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 26. Simile or Metaphor:Math is like a puzzle that never ends. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 27. "He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of a(n) A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 28. When they are on vacation, the Smiths eat like kings. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 29. The mom was a busy bee making the thanksgiving dinner A) Metaphor. B) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 30. Both similes and metaphors ..... A) Compare things. B) Use the words "like" and "as". C) Are ways words can rhyme in a poem. D) Make a story less vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compare things. 31. I got sunshine in my pocket-Got that good soul in my feet- A) Sunshine. B) Metaphor. C) Feet. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 32. Which of the following has a Simile? A) He looked like he had just seen a ghost. B) He planted flowers and did it quickly. C) The students liked being at school. D) BOOM!! The thunder just rolled in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He looked like he had just seen a ghost. 33. The bruise on George's foot felt as big as an elephant. Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 34. You are the light of my life. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 35. Which type of figurative language compares two objects using "like" or "as" ? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 36. Simile or metaphor? The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 37. "The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is ..... A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 38. And I'm rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'With my brothers like it's Jonas, Jonas A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 39. Simile or metaphor? "My eyes are as blue as the ocean, " said the spy. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 40. Her eyes were on fire in rage. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 41. What 2 things are being compared in the following simile? The world is like a stage, waiting to be seen. A) World and stage. B) World and people. C) Stage and people. D) People and waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World and stage. 42. Complete the sentence with a simile.The thief ran ..... A) Quickly. B) Speedily to a nearby car. C) As fast as lightning. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As fast as lightning. 43. The girl ate so much that she felt like a balloon ready to burst. A) As if she had a baby. B) As if a pin would hurt her. C) As if she were still hungry. D) As if her stomach were too full. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As if her stomach were too full. 44. Ava just won the lottery! She is of course jubilant! What does that mean? A) Upset. B) Confused. C) Hyper. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joyful. 45. The snow is a white blanket. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 46. Books are her vacation. This example is a: A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 47. Simile or metaphor? Tom is like a computer when he does his math. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 48. This assignment was a breeze! Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 49. The band played as loud as a sonic boom. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 50. Metaphor is not using the word ..... A) Not. B) Like and as. C) Really. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like and as. 51. Simile or metaphor? The fireworks were a lantern in the sky. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 52. What does the following Simile mean?The little boy crawled into his mother's lap like a happy kitten. A) The little boy does not want to play with his trucks. B) The little boy was very happy while sitting with his mother. C) The little boy is good at crawling. D) The little boy was happy to sit with his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The little boy was happy to sit with his mother. 53. 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. 54. 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. 55. The house is as clean as a whistle. A) Simile. B) Not a simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 56. 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. 57. 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. 58. You are as hungry as a hippo! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) No comparison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 59. 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. 60. The grass are dancing A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. ← 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