This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'Kenneth is like a bull in a china shop'. This phrase means A) Kenneth is very rough and clumsy. B) Kenneth isn't feeling well. C) Kenneth is very angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kenneth is very rough and clumsy. 2. What sentence contains a simile? A) After walking on the hot summer day, Julie's mouth felt as dry as a bone. B) The soil is bone dry after weeks with no rain. C) My dogs like chewing on bones. D) Sam walked carefully when he broke a bone in his foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After walking on the hot summer day, Julie's mouth felt as dry as a bone. 3. Your eyes shine like the sun. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. He is acting like a girl A) Similes. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Similes. 5. At lunch, we were pigs. A) We ate really fast and messy. B) Pigs were at the lunch table. C) We ate a pig. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We ate really fast and messy. 6. True or False:A metaphor is a comparison that says something is something else. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile:The snow was a blanket covering the yard. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. The new boy's eyes were as green as the finest of emeralds. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. I liked mashed potatoes. A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither. 10. What is the meaning of the following metaphor?Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. A) Her best friend was writing in her diary. B) Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets. C) Her secrets weren't safe in her diary. D) Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 11. Watching your presentation was like watching grass grow. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 12. Compares two different things, does not use the words "like" or "as." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 13. Identify the simile in the following sentences. A) The world is a stage. B) Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. C) Time is a thief. D) The wind whispered secrets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. 14. "Lucky for you, that's what I like / That's what I like" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 15. When Angela says, "The baby's skin was like a rose petal, " she means: A) The baby's skin is dry and peeling. B) The baby's skin is soft and delicate. C) The baby's skin is cracked. D) The baby's skin was sticky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The baby's skin is soft and delicate. 16. Determine the type of sentence. A) Idiom. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. She was lava red from being sunburned. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of the above. 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