This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Figures Of Speech > Similes And Metaphors – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Similes And Metaphors Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is a metaphor? A) Sammy was a couch potato all summer long. B) The car was as hot as a furnace after sitting in the hot sun. C) Mr. Green was as mad as a hornet when his car was scratched. D) The moon was like a lantern last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sammy was a couch potato all summer long. 2. The fluorescent light was the sun during the test. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. Her lips were burning ashes from a fire after she ate the nachos. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 4. That cat was a bolt of lightning. A) My cat is slow. B) My cat was struck by lightning. C) My cat is really fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My cat is really fast. 5. 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 "her best friend". C) "diary" and "secrets". D) "her" and "diary". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "diary" and "her best friend". 6. Do similes use "like" or "as" ? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 7. He looks big. He can carry very heavy things. A) As strong as an ox. B) As proud as peacock. C) As weak as a baby. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As strong as an ox. 8. What is an example of an alliteration? A) The vase flew off of the shelf. B) Powerful pandas punch parrots. C) The plant liked to fly. D) I like to eat pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powerful pandas punch parrots. 9. Is the As, Like, Resemble Or That, Are metaphors? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. Simile or metaphor? "No one can knock me down! I'm a rock!" said an anonymous child. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. What are the two things being compared in the following sentence? I am as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation. A) "I" and "hungry". B) "I" and "a hungry bear awakened from hibernation". C) "Bear" and "hibernation". D) "hungry" and "hibernation". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I" and "a hungry bear awakened from hibernation". 12. Which one is not a simile? A) He is a night owl. B) He is as tall as a giraffe. C) She is as quiet as a mouse. D) Her hair is as yellow as hay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is a night owl. 13. My room is a hazardous zone! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 14. Identify whether the sentence has a metaphor or a simile in it:Annabelle's room looked like a hurricane had hit it. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. Which words are commonly used in a simile? A) 'With' or 'without'. B) 'Like' or 'as'. C) 'Not' or 'never'. D) 'Is' or 'are'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Like' or 'as'. 16. 'Mary is like a human calculator'. This phrase means A) Mary acts like a robot. B) Mary is very good at math. C) Mary needs a calculator to help her in math. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary is very good at math. 17. Baby, you're a firework! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) You're. D) Firework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. Simile, metaphor, or personification? He is like a rocket on his bike. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. Annie's painted face was like a scary jack-o-lantern.What type of figurative language does the sentence contain? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. Identify whether the sentence is a simile or a metaphor. The boy runs like the wind. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 21. Which two things are being compared in this sentence:Jimmy tried to help her, but when he got to his feet, his legs were jello. A) Jimmy and Jello. B) Legs and Jello. C) Her and Jello. D) Feet and Legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legs and Jello. 22. His anger burned as a raging fire. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 23. His smile is the sunshine of my life. A) He feels hot. B) He is very attractive. C) He makes me very happy. D) He likes to hang out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He makes me very happy. 24. 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 above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John is really strong. 25. When she is angry, she shouts at people all the time. A) As fierce as a tiger. B) As silly as a goose. C) As slow as a snail. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As fierce as a tiger. ← 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 9Similes And Metaphors Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books