Simile and Metaphor Do Now

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English
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7th Grade
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Casey Headrick
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
She is as strong as an ox.
She is as brave as a lion.
He runs like the wind.
The sun is shining brightly.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of a metaphor?
A type of musical instrument
A type of poem
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things
A type of punctuation mark
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Her heart is a rock.
Her heart is a pebble.
Her heart is a boulder.
Her heart is a stone.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains a simile?
The stars are shining brightly.
The sun is shining like a diamond.
The ocean waves crash like thunder.
The moon is as bright as a diamond.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
The stars were diamonds in the sky.
The moon is a bright light in the night sky.
The wind whispered through the trees.
The ocean waves crashed against the shore.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
She is as brave as a lion.
The sun is shining brightly.
He runs like the wind.
She is as strong as an ox.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of a metaphor?
A type of punctuation mark
A type of poem
A type of musical instrument
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
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