This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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 the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. C) This means that Simone had a fever. D) This means that Simone doesn't like to be hugged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. 2. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the shelves. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 3. Just like a moth drawn to a flame- A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Flame. D) Moth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. Although they were not twins, John and Mary were ..... A) As different as night and day. B) Alike as peas in a pod. C) Smart as an owl. D) Stubborn as a mule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alike as peas in a pod. 5. In Rosa Parks' story when black people got on the bus and paid the fare what were they supposed to do next? A) Get off the bus, walk to the back, and get on the bus in the back. B) Walk straight to the back of the bus. C) Take a seat. D) Stand in the aisle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get off the bus, walk to the back, and get on the bus in the back. 6. What two things are being compared in this sentence? Tony ran like a cheetah. A) Tony and a cheetah. B) Tony and ran. C) A cheetah and ran. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tony and a cheetah. 7. Ahmaad is a cat, creeping around unnoticed. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. What is a smile A) A math problem. B) A word that says one thing but means another. C) The cow jumped over the moon. D) A word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word that says one thing but means another. 9. Children like the most beautiful flowers of all. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 10. Simile or Metaphor?The band played as loud as a sonic boom. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. True or False:A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. The simile is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like." A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. "His facial features look like they've been melted, like the drippings on the side of a candle." -Wonder A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 13. She was a tigress on the battlefield A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 14. The train screamed down the tracks. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 15. A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Identify whether the sentence is a simile or a metaphor. That girl is very bright. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 17. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.What does the proverb mean? A) Your plan might not work out, so don't start thinking about what you will do. B) Not all of the eggs will hatch into baby chickens. C) You can't depend on people to gather your eggs. D) Someone might steal your chickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your plan might not work out, so don't start thinking about what you will do. 18. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:Staying inside all day was like bring in prison. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. She is a walking dictionary. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 20. Her eyes are twinkling stars. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 21. My room is a disaster zone. A) Construction it happening in my room. B) My room is clean. C) My room is messy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My room is messy. 22. The piano sang a mournful song. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 23. Her hair was as black as coal. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 24. "Two women at the same time like synchronized swimmers" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 25. A simile is an imaginative comparison between two different things using words such as "like" or "as." A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Simile, metaphor, or personification? The fire roared to life. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 27. Explain the meaning of the simile in the sentence below. When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. A) Very slow. B) Moves pretty quickly. C) Still beats everyone. D) He's super fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very slow. 28. As soon as the bell for recess rang, the students scattered like ants. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 29. A comparison between two things that uses the words "like" or "as" . A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 30. Explain the meaning of the simile in the following sentence. The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks. A) The cookies were nice and soft. B) The cookies were really hard. C) The cookies were just right. D) The cookies were fluffy. 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