Similes (Year 6)

True or False?

A simile COMPARES 2 things.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.1.1

A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ____ or _____.

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

• ice

• sand

• crystal

• silk

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CCSS.RL.1.4

Complete the Simile: 
As flat as a _______

• cake
• tree
• pancake
• muffin

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

As cheap as

• gold
• a new car
• a diamond ring
• dirt

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CCSS.L.3.1G

CCSS.L.3.5A

As skinny as ______

• the hills

• a giant

• a toothpick

• a rock

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CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.4

I am so hungry, I could…

• eat like a horse

• eat like a fish

• eat you

• eat a man

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.SL.1.2

They fought like ...

• a walrus

• a lion and bull

• a beaver

• a cat and dog

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.SL.1.2

The acrobats were so agile. It was so breathtaking to watch them.

What is the best simile for the acrobats?

• as fast as a fox

• as slow as a turtle

• as agile as a leopard

• as agile as a monkey

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CCSS.RL.1.1

The teacher was very angry at him. What he did was outrageous.

What is the appropriate simile for the teacher

• as angry as a lion

• as mad as a hornet

• as mad as a tiger

• as angry as a bear

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.SL.1.4