This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She ran like the wind across the field. A) Her hair blew in the breeze. B) She ran fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She ran fast. 2. Zendaya was as graceful as a swan A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proverb. 4. "Baby, you're a firework / C'mon show 'em what you're worth" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. The simile, "She was white as a ghost, " means that A) The girl died and became a ghost. B) The girl dressed like a ghost for Halloween. C) She was happy and smiling. D) She was nervous and pale-looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was nervous and pale-looking. 6. I'm as sleepy as a bear that just work up from its winter sleep A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. Miyah is a little princess in her little pink dress A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.The figurative language in this poem is really telling us that the cookies were what? A) Nice and soft. B) Really hard. C) Just right. D) Fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really hard. 9. The sound of the rain was like footsteps on the roof. This is an example of: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 10. Simile or Metaphor? The assignment was a breeze. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. What two things are being compared in the metaphor:"Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks." A) Her and cheeks. B) Tears and rivers. C) Rivers and flowing. D) Rivers and cheeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tears and rivers. 12. "Your girl's on me like a glue stick" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. Similes and metaphors are used to make writing more interesting. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Simile or Metaphor:My father is a bear in the morning. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. David had a heart of gold.The sentence contains what type of figurative language? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Proverb. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. The pizza was a little slice of heaven. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. Choose the best ending to the metaphor below:Mike is so funny! Mike is a . A) Cartoon. B) Clown. C) Friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clown. 18. "Food?" Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. What is being compared? 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. 20. The fire roared to life in Katrice's backyard. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 21. Simile or Metaphor:Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. Is this a simile or a metaphor? The little dog was a ball of cotton candy. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. 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 Simone had a fever. C) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. D) This means that Simone doesn't like to be hugged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for. 24. When a writer uses descriptive language, how does it affect the reader? A) The reader can memorize the text. B) The reader feels the text come to life. C) The reader gets bored and stops reading. D) The reader gets confused and has to reread. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reader feels the text come to life. 25. James's socks smelt like a(n) ..... A) Dead skunk. B) Flower. C) Snow. D) Dawn. 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