Metaphors and Similes

Metaphors and Similes

6th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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Metaphors and Similes

Metaphors and Similes

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Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.5.3, RL.6.4, L.4.5A

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a simile?

A comparison of two things not using "like" or "as"

A comparison of two things that uses "like" or "as"

A person, place or thing

A phrase that says one thing but means another

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Do metaphors use "like" or "as"?

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

Her eyes shone through the darkness.

Her eyes looked like mine.

Her eyes were two full moons.

Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor?

My brother was boiling mad.

simile

metaphor

neither simile nor metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Identify the Simile below...

The tree danced in the wind.
She is as tall as a tree!
That cat is the devil.
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which one is not a simile?

He is a night owl.

He is as tall as a giraffe.

She is as quiet as a mouse.

Her hair is as yellow as hay.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

It seems like my older brother is always hungry.

simile

metaphor

neither simile nor metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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