This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between a simile and metaphor? A) A simile does not use "like" or "as". B) A metaphor means EXACTLY what is says. C) A simile does use "like" or "as". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A simile does use "like" or "as". 2. A simile is a comparison of 2 unlike things using ..... A) Like, if. B) As if. C) Like or as. D) And, but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like or as. 3. Avah's snoring was as loud as a train A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. What is a metaphore A) A comparison of two different things without using like or as. B) A comparison of two different things using the words like or as. C) A true story about yourself. D) A verb that shows action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comparison of two different things without using like or as. 5. The child is an angel. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. The students were as good as gold. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. The woman sang like a bird. A) She chirped when she sang. B) She had a very pretty singing voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had a very pretty singing voice. 8. The flu epidemic was as destructive as a tidal wave. A) Was wet and far-reaching. B) Was violent and overpowering. C) Was very loud and crashing. D) Was very big and invisible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was violent and overpowering. 9. Lawrence is a little angel sometimes A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. You're as tough as nails. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. Which figurative language is this an example of:My father told me that life is a journey. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. Today is as hot as a flaming fire. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:Annabelle's room looked like it was hit by a huricane. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost. Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. Is it a SIMILE or a METAPHOR? My baby sister screeched like a cat. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. You are my sunshine. A) You make happy. B) You upset me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You make happy. 17. Fruit is fuel for healthy body. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 18. Is this a simile or a metaphor? The man's red face pulsed like a stop light. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 20. Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?The girl is a rattlesnake ready to strike! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. Why do we use similes and metaphors in talking or writing? A) To confuse people. B) To create vivid and interesting pictures in our minds. C) To be like professional authors. D) To be silly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create vivid and interesting pictures in our minds. 22. Explain the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence. My big brother is a couch potato. A) My brother likes to eat potatoes on the couch. B) My brother likes to sit on the couch and not do anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother likes to sit on the couch and not do anything. 23. The crawling ants looked like a puddle of thick black ink spreading across the picnic table. A) Were all wet and sticky. B) Were getting ink on the food. C) Were dense and swarming forward. D) Were stuck in the ink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were dense and swarming forward. 24. Simile or metaphor? Mark's voice is velvet. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 25. The truck is as big as an elephant. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 26. Gabby's is gold A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 27. My heart is like an open highway- A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Highway. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 28. Ogres are like onions. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 29. In the lyrics "Life is Monopoly, go cop me some land and some property", what does the writer mean with this comparison? A) Life is literally a boardgame. B) Just like in the game of Monopoly, owning property is important in real life. C) Life is boring, and dreadful. D) You have to approach life like it is a game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just like in the game of Monopoly, owning property is important in real life. 30. Owen is a late bloomer. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar 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 8Similes And Metaphors Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books