This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the metaphor in the first sentence mean?The sky was an angry, purple monster. It roared fiercely as the thunder crashed and the rain poured down. A) The sky had clouds in the shape of a monster. B) The sky was stormy. C) Monsters invaded the town. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky was stormy. 2. What is puppy being compared to?The puppy's tail wagged as fast as a windmill. A) Another puppy. B) Tail. C) Windmill. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windmill. 3. Which of these figures of speech is most likely to cause confusion? A) Metaphor. B) Mixed metaphor. C) Extended metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed metaphor. 4. My brother was boiling mad. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. (Chimps are) ..... a race of ill-mannered clowns. (page 5) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. Math is like a puzzle that never ends. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. What are books being compared to?The books are doorways to new words. A) A library. B) Word. C) Doorways. D) A librarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doorways. 8. "Soprano C, we like to keep it on a high note" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 9. A comparison using the words like or as (a) A) A. simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. simile. 10. What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly. A) "best friend" and "secrets". B) "diary" and "secrets". C) "Diary" and "her best friend". D) "her" and "diary". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Diary" and "her best friend". 11. Simile or metaphor?The tree was as tall as a skyscraper. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 12. What is the explosion being compared to?The firework's explosion was like a burst of colorful flowers A) Fireworks. B) Colors. C) A burst. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flowers. 13. What is the meaning of the following metaphor? "The world is a stage." A) The world is a place where everyone acts. B) The world is flat. C) The world is a theater. D) The world is a place for animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The world is a place where everyone acts. 14. My life is a dream. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Both a simile and a metaphor. D) There is no figure of speech in that sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Stella's trunk is a miracle. (page 30) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. Identify the simile in the following options: A) The world is a stage. B) Her eyes were stars in the night sky. C) He fought like a lion. D) Time is a thief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He fought like a lion. 18. "Poodles, " he said, "are parasites." (page 37) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 19. My patience is ticking away like an angry clock. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. Complete the simile.Her ring shines like ..... A) Water. B) The sun. C) A kitten. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 21. The slide on the playground is a hot stove. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 22. My big brother is a couch potato. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 23. What two things are being compared?The lawn is a green carpet A) Law and green. B) Lawn and carpet. C) Is and carpet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lawn and carpet. 24. Metaphor or Simile:She was a bear in the morning. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 25. Simile or Metaphor?She is as thin as a toothpick. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. ← 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