Similes and Body Idioms Quiz

English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Similes and Body Idioms

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My backpack was like a bag of bricks.
A. simile
B. metaphor

A little birdie told me that the test would be next week!

A. Someone told me a secret

B. a small bird

The needed to pull together. Then they could out on a great play.

A. waited in line

B. worked as a team

I have the heart of a lion.
A. simile
B. metaphor

Luz made up her mind to play Henny Penny.

A. understood

B. decided

Is the following sentence a simile?
The frog jumped high.
A. Yes
B. No

Complete the Simile: 
As flat as a _______
A. cake
B. tree
C. pancake
D. muffin

What does “pretty as a picture” mean?

A. something is ugly

B. something you have a picture of

C. something is beautiful

D. something is in the shape of a frame

I told the students to get their act together.

A. behave properly

B. acting out in a play

like a fish out of water

A. feel unusual

B. feel comfortable

C. feel strange and uneasy

He did not want the talk to get out of hand.

A. inside the classroom

B. out of control

What does “slow as a snail” mean?

A. it looks like a snail

B. it’s the shape of a snail

C. it moves quickly

D. it moves very slowly

Phei Qinn was calm and ____________ during the spelling quiz.

A. as cool as a cucumber

B. as tough as nails

C. as loud as thunder

D. as good as gold

The night was as black as ________.

A. DIRT

B. COAL

C. LEAD

Is the following sentence a simile?
Her hair was as yellow as the sun.
A. Yes
B. No

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