What is a simile?

Exploring Similes: Fun Comparisons for Kids

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Emma Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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A type of metaphor
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A historical event
A mathematical formula
2.
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What do similes compare?
Historical events
Two different things
Numbers
Similar objects
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are similes used?
To solve problems
To make precise calculations
To confuse the reader
To enhance descriptions
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example shows a simile?
The baby sleeps soundly.
The baby is a koala.
The baby and koala sleep.
The baby sleeps like a koala.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'easy as pie' imply?
Pie is difficult to make.
Pies are easy to find.
Learning is challenging.
Something is very easy.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'The strawberries are red like roses.' What does this simile compare?
The taste of strawberries and roses
The color of strawberries to roses
The size of strawberries and roses
The smell of strawberries and roses
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you identify a simile?
It contains the word 'because'
It uses either 'like' or 'as'
It always involves animals
It makes no comparisons
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