This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Determine the type of sentence. A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 2. Identify the metaphor in the following sentences. A) The world is a stage. B) The world is like a stage. C) The world was as big as a stage. D) The world seemed like a stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The world is a stage. 3. Why is it important to choose your images carefully when using figurative language? A) To be as creative as possible. B) To prevent others from having unusual ideas. C) So others will believe you are intelligent. D) So others will understand your desired effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So others will understand your desired effect. 4. What is the primary difference between a simile and a metaphor? A) A simile uses 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor does not. B) A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as', while a simile does not. C) Both use 'like' or 'as' interchangeably. D) Neither uses 'like' or 'as'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A simile uses 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor does not. 5. Which metaphor below would be helpful in describing a huge crowd of people at a festival? A) The people marched through the streets with purpose, like an army marching toward battle. B) The streets were a barren desert, and the music echoed off of empty storefronts. C) A sea of delighted people swept over the sidewalks and into the street as they passed from attraction to attraction. D) I was on an emotional roller coaster on the day of the festival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sea of delighted people swept over the sidewalks and into the street as they passed from attraction to attraction. 6. What is the bus being compared to?The school bus is a magical carriage taking me to a castle of learning each day. A) School. B) Carriage. C) Magic. D) Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carriage. 7. Life is a roller coaster. What does this metaphor mean? A) They have a new roller coaster at Darien Lake. B) You're in danger when you're on a roller coaster. C) Life has ups and downs. D) I shouldn't ride roller coasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life has ups and downs. 8. How many examples of similes are in this passage?Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle. All six of the family members were packed into the car like sardines. Jennie felt like the car was as cramped as a coffin! The car was like a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time. A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 9. What is the meaning of the following Simile?Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's booty. A) Sylvia's face was really rough. B) Sylvia's face was really smooth. C) Sylvia's face was oily. D) Sylvia's face was really dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sylvia's face was really smooth. 10. She was lava red from being sunburned. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:'The classroom was a zoo during the lunch break.' A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 13. Similes and metaphors are poetic devices. What does this mean? A) Every poem includes at least one simile or metaphor. B) Similes and metaphors are commonly found in poetry. C) Similes are metaphors are rarely used in poetry. D) Similes and metaphors are tricks that poets use to trick their readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similes and metaphors are commonly found in poetry. 14. "As brave as a lion" is an example of what? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 15. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 16. Simile or metaphor?The swings on the playground are dragons swaying back and forth. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. They fought like cats and dogs. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 18. Explain the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence.The snow is a white blanket. A) The snow was cold and needed a blanket. B) The snow was covered by a blanket. C) The snow covered the entire ground. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The snow covered the entire ground. 19. It's raining like cats and dogs out there! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. What are the swings being compared to?The swings moved as gently as leaves in the breeze. A) Gently. B) Leaves. C) Breeze. D) The playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaves. 21. Simile or metaphor?The ice cream truck was as cold as a polar bear's nose. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 22. Identify the metaphor in the following sentence:'The classroom was a zoo during the lunch break.' A) The classroom was noisy. B) The classroom was like a zoo. C) The classroom was a zoo. D) The classroom was full of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The classroom was a zoo. 23. This house is as clean as a whistle. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 24. Identify the simile in the following sentence:The old man's memory was as sharp as a tack. A) As dull as a tack. B) As sharp as a needle. C) As bright as a tack. D) As sharp as a tack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As sharp as a tack. 25. Her tears were two rivers flowing down her cheeks. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 26. Which of the following is a simile? A) His heart is a rock. B) Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. C) The moon is a spotlight. A) His heart is a cloud. B) Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. C) The sun is a flower. D) Their laughter is a rainbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. 27. What is the literary device used in the sentence:'The stars were diamonds in the sky'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 28. Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile? A) And furry. B) All over. C) In color. D) As ink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As ink. 29. Key words for similes are what? A) Is, are, were, was. B) Like or as. C) That or them. D) There are no key words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like or as. 30. A metaphor compares two things WITHOUT using the words ..... A) Have and of. B) Like and as. C) To have and to hold. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like and as. ← 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