Similes and Metaphors Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 11: Similes and metaphors · Set 386 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Like / as … as, or IS): Simile: uses “like” or “as … as” (as cold as ice, ran like the wind). Metaphor: says one thing IS or WAS another, with no like or as (the moon was a silver plate). Neither: an ordinary sentence that compares nothing (we ate rice for dinner).

1. 1.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The children chattered like a flock of parrots. (b) My little brother is a chatterbox. (c) Meera watered the plants in the morning.
2. 2.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) The teacher wrote the date on the board.
3. 3.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a mouse” (a) loud (b) quiet (c) huge
4. 4.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
5. 5.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The old bread was as hard as a rock.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
6. 6.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as honey” (a) sweet (b) bitter (c) sour
7. 7.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a tortoise” (a) fast (b) loud (c) slow
8. 8.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (c) The sun was a golden ball of fire.
9. 9.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) The fireworks burst like giant flowers. (c) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
10. 10.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “His heart was a drum during the race.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
11. 11.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a rock” (a) hard (b) soft (c) fluffy
12. 12.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) loud (c) green
13. 13.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
14. 14.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The water was as clear as glass.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
15. 15.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
16. 16.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Her hands were as cold as ice cubes.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
17. 17.Which sentence is a simile? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
18. 18.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (b) The runner was as quick as lightning. (c) Grandma’s garden is a rainbow of flowers.
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Her bedroom is a pigsty.
20. 20.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “Meera watered the plants in the morning.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
21. 21.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) white (b) black (c) noisy
22. 22.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a pancake” (a) flat (b) tall (c) round
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “It rained all night in our town.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
24. 24.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The wrestler was as strong as an ox. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) The children played cricket after school.
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The wrestler was as strong as an ox.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
26. 26.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.
27. 27.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill. (b) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (c) The river was a silver ribbon in the valley.
28. 28.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The lake was a mirror for the mountains.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
29. 29.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The kitten’s fur felt like silk.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
30. 30.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We planted a mango tree in the garden. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.
31. 31.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a giraffe” (a) tall (b) round (c) short
32. 32.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
33. 33.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) lazy (b) busy (c) silent
34. 34.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The library is a treasure chest of stories. (b) The runner was as quick as lightning. (c) The children played cricket after school.
35. 35.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (c) My little sister is as busy as a bee.
36. 36.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
37. 37.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as an ox” (a) strong (b) tiny (c) weak
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Dad is a walking dictionary. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
39. 39.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as ice” (a) cold (b) hot (c) loud
40. 40.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The bus stopped at the school gate.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither

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