Similes and Metaphors
Authored by Alvin Perhealth
English
4th - 5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Both similes and metaphors ________.
compare things
use the words “like” and “as”
are ways words can rhyme in a poem
make a story less vivid
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.
uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things
compares things without using the words “like” or “as”
gives a nonhuman thing human traits
uses a word that sounds like what it means
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The boy was upset at himself.
The boy was a tornado of emotion.
The boy said he’d die of shame.
The boy did not like what he’d done.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 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.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.
The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.
simile
metaphor
both a simile and a metaphor
There is no figure of speech in that sentence.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.
Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.
simile
metaphor
both a simile and a metaphor
There is no figure of speech in that sentence.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of the following sentence.
Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.
This means that Mikey’s fingers became actual icicles.
This means that Mikey waited for a very long time and got very cold.
This means that Mikey is probably a snowman.
This means that Mikey only waited for a minute or two.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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