Similes and Body Idioms Quiz
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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
The play was a big hit!
A. was a success
B. was very long
Which simile means “Never listen to others’?
A. as calm as a cat
B. as cunning as a fox
C. as cool as a cucumber
D. as stubborn as a mule
Which simile means ‘showing a lack of courage or easily frightened’?
A. as brave as a lion
B. as calm as a cat
C. as timid as a cat
D. as timid as a mouse
I crossed my fingers with anticipation!
A. good luck
B. pointed at something
Choose the word that best completes the simile.
The stuffed animal was as soft as ___.
A. a pin
B. a board
C. a window
D. a cloud
like a fish out of water
A. feel unusual
B. feel comfortable
C. feel strange and uneasy
Choose the word that best completes the simile.
He ran as slow as a ___.
A. jaguar
B. race car
C. turtle
D. tornado
Which simile means “a piece of cake’?
A. as hardworking as an ant
B. as happy as a king
C. as clear as cystal
D. as easy as ABC
he Nintendo Wii cost an arm and a leg!
A. was very expensive
B. arms and legs are body parts
Is the following sentence a simile?
The artist’s painting was pretty.
A. Yes
B. No
I have the heart of a lion.
A. simile
B. metaphor
True or False?
A simile COMPARES 2 things.
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A. TRUE
B. FALSE
I told the students to get their act together.
A. behave properly
B. acting out in a play
She practiced her lines. She knew the lines by heart.
A. memorized the lines
B. forgot the lines
Luz made up her mind to play Henny Penny.
A. understood
B. decided
A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ____ or _____.
A. and, or
B. like, as
C. and, like
The night was as black as ________.
A. DIRT
B. COAL
C. LEAD
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
Is the following sentence a simile?
Her hair was as yellow as the sun.
A. Yes
B. No
A little birdie told me that the test would be next week!
A. Someone told me a secret
B. a small bird
Choose the word that best completes the simile.
The cloud was as fluffy as ___.
A. a marshmallow
B. a nail
C. sand paper
D. a porcupine
Choose the word that best completes the simile.
The baby rabbit was as small as ___.
A. a whale
B. a mouse
C. a giant
D. an elephant
What two things are being compared in this sentence? After doing 20 push-ups John’s arms felt like limp noodles.
A. push-ups and John
B. arms and noodles
C. push-ups and noodles
D. John and noodles
It all sounded like a bunch of mumbo jumbo! I couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying!
A. To call something total nonsense
B. it was massive
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