Similes!

True or False?

A simile COMPARES 2 things.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

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Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

• ice

• sand

• crystal

• silk

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Complete the Simile:
As busy as a

• cow
• bee
• goat
• buffalo

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Complete the Simile:

As big as ______

• an ant

• a giraffe

• a bottle

• an elephant

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

• it looks like a snail

• it's the shape of a snail

• it moves quickly

• it moves very slowly

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does "pretty as a picture" mean?

• something is ugly

• something you have a picture of

• something is beautiful

• something is in the shape of a frame

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does "sweet as honey" mean?

• it's gooey

• it's drippy

• it's sweet

• it's the color of honey

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does "flat as a pancake" mean?

• something is nice and fluffy

• something is very sweet

• something is very flat

• something has a flat tire

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4