This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cookies were really hard. 2. How many similes are there in the following paragraph? Getting all the kids in the car was like herding cattle. As soon as one was belted in, another would unbuckle his seatbelt. Finally, all the family was in the car packed in like sardines. Carly felt as if she were in one of the toy cars in her toy box. Hopefully, the car would be a speeding bullet and get them to the beach quickly. She couldn't wait to swim like a fish in the ocean. A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 3. Metaphor or Simile:The girl's personality was cold like ice. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. We wanted to throw a surprise party, but Penny let the cat out of the bag. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 5. What is the meaning of this metaphor?Go break a leg! A) Be careful. B) Break your leg. C) Do a great job. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do a great job. 6. My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Which of the following is a simile? A) The trees waved in the breeze. B) His voice was a thunderous roar. C) The snow was a soft blanket covering the ground. A) The river flowed gently downstream. B) His voice was a thunderous roar. C) The sun shone brightly in the sky. D) The birds sang a sweet melody. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His voice was a thunderous roar. 8. Laughter is the music of the soul. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 9. Complete the Simile:As big as ..... A) An ant. B) A giraffe. C) A bottle. D) An elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An elephant. 10. He is as tall as a building. A) Neither. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 11. Simile or metaphor? He is as strong as an ox. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. Simile or Metaphor?Codie is as tall as a skyscraper. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 13. What two things are being compared in the following simile?Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin. A) Sylvia's face and baby's skin. B) Lotion and Sylvia's face. C) Sylvia and her face. D) Sylvia and smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sylvia's face and baby's skin. 14. When he was grounded from video games, his house was a prison. What does this metaphor mean? A) He was sent to jail for playing video games. B) Being grounded made him feel as if he were in prison. C) Someone left his video games on the ground. D) He was playing a prison video game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being grounded made him feel as if he were in prison. 15. What is the meaning of the simile below? The football player was as strong as an ox as he tackled the quarterback. A) He was extremely strong. B) He smelled like an ox. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was extremely strong. 16. The twins look alike, but they are as different as night and day. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 17. They stood alone, frozen statues on the plain. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. That girl was as tough as nails.Simile or Metaphor? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Which metaphor best represents this image?c A) Money is time. B) Time is green. C) C. time is money. D) Time is like moeny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. time is money. 20. His eyes were ice. A) He looked mean. B) He looked friendly. C) He looked chilly. D) His eyes were ice cubes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He looked mean. 21. Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?It's time to take your turn. A) It's raining cats and dogs. B) The ball is in your court. C) Reach for the stars. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ball is in your court. 22. Explain the meaning of the simile in the following sentence.John is as strong as an ox. A) John is really strong. B) John looks like an ox. C) John has horns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John is really strong. 23. The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? 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 raindrops fell like tears from the sky. A) Fell like tears. B) Fell like sunshine. C) Fell like confetti. D) Fell like snowflakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fell like tears. 25. What does the idiom 'spill the beans' mean? A) To make a mess. B) To reveal a secret. C) To cook dinner. D) To plant seeds. 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