Similes and Metaphors Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 11: Similes and metaphors · Set 414 · 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 simile? (a) The road was as straight as a ruler. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The busy market was a beehive.
2. 2.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “My little sister is as busy as a bee.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
3. 3.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “His heart was a drum during the race.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
4. 4.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a mouse” (a) quiet (b) huge (c) loud
5. 5.Complete the simile:
   “as ___ as a rock” (a) hard (b) soft (c) fluffy
6. 6.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
7. 7.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “My father bought a new umbrella.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
8. 8.Which sentence is a simile? (a) My father bought a new umbrella. (b) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (c) The wrestler was as strong as an ox.
9. 9.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The runner was as quick as lightning.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
10. 10.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) The moon was a silver plate in the sky. (c) Grandpa’s beard is as white as snow.
11. 11.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) The road was as straight as a ruler.
12. 12.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Her smile was as bright as the sun. (b) It rained all night in our town. (c) My little brother is a chatterbox.
13. 13.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The lake was a mirror for the mountains. (b) Dad’s voice boomed like thunder. (c) The bus stopped at the school gate.
14. 14.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (b) The shop sells pencils and erasers. (c) The snow was a white blanket on the hills.
15. 15.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The tired dog snored like a tractor. (b) The stars were diamonds in the night sky. (c) The cat sat on the warm mat.
16. 16.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as glass” (a) soft (b) clear (c) muddy
17. 17.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The elephant moved like a slow grey hill.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
18. 18.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The playground was an oven in May.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
19. 19.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (c) His heart was a drum during the race.
20. 20.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) noisy (b) black (c) white
21. 21.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (b) The clouds were cotton balls in the sky. (c) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun.
22. 22.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The sun was a golden ball of fire. (b) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (c) The baby slept in the afternoon.
23. 23.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The road was as straight as a ruler.” (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) neither
24. 24.Which sentence is a simile? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every day. (b) Her hands were as cold as ice cubes. (c) The moon was a silver plate in the sky.
25. 25.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
26. 26.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The stars were diamonds in the night sky.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
27. 27.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The jalebi was as sweet as honey.” (a) simile (b) neither (c) metaphor
28. 28.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus. (c) The busy market was a beehive.
29. 29.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a feather” (a) heavy (b) light (c) dark
30. 30.Which sentence is a simile? (a) It rained all night in our town. (b) Dad is a walking dictionary. (c) The fireworks burst like giant flowers.
31. 31.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds. (b) The old car was a tired donkey on the hill. (c) It rained all night in our town.
32. 32.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) The kitten’s fur felt like silk. (c) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang.
33. 33.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as grass” (a) red (b) green (c) loud
34. 34.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The feather was as light as air.” (a) metaphor (b) neither (c) simile
35. 35.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The cat sat on the warm mat.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
36. 36.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) neither (b) simile (c) metaphor
37. 37.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (b) The pillow was as soft as a cloud. (c) We planted a mango tree in the garden.
38. 38.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The bus stopped at the school gate. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
39. 39.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The dog barked at the postman. (b) Her bedroom is a pigsty. (c) Kabir ran like the wind to catch the bus.
40. 40.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a bee” (a) silent (b) busy (c) lazy

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