Beach Park

Block 9 Metaphors and Similes Assessment

Name

Circle the correct answer.

Question #1:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

Winter is a visitor who stays too long.

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Question #2:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

The pie crust was cardboard.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Question #3:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

The trumpets blared like elephants.

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Question #4:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

In July, our attic is a furnace.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Question #5:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

Clouds, like playful lambs, dance over our heads.

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Question #6:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Question #7:

What is the world compared to in this sentence?

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

  1. men and women
  2. players
  3. a stage

Question #8:

What are men and women compared to in this sentence?

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

  1. a stage
  2. living in the world
  3. players on the stage

Question #9:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

The wind was an icy knife cutting through my jacket.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Question #10:

To answer the question, read "A Red, Red Rose."

Is the first line of the poem a simile or a metaphor?

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Question #11:

To answer the question, read "A Red, Red Rose."

Which image does NOT relate to the comparison in the first line?

  1. beauty
  2. pleasant days
  3. gardening
  4. summer

Question #12:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

Jim's hair was as dark as midnight.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Beach Park

Block 9 Metaphors and Similes Assessment

Name

Circle the correct answer.

Question #13:

To answer the question, read "A Red, Red Rose."

Which image does NOT relate to the comparison in the third line?

  1. pleasing sound
  2. peace
  3. harmony
  4. practice

Question #14:

To answer the question, read "Cherry Ripe."

Which part of the face most likely relates to cherries?

  1. eyebrows
  2. eyes
  3. teeth
  4. lips

Question #15:

To answer the question, read "Cherry Ripe."

Which type of comparison is used in line 1?

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Question #16:

To answer the question, read "Cherry Ripe."

Which type of comparison is used in line 3?

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Question #17:

To answer the question, read "Cherry Ripe."

Where do cherries grow in this poem?

  1. on a tree
  2. her garden
  3. her face

Question #18:

To answer the question, read "Cherry Ripe."

In line 8, what do you think the double row of orient pearls relates to?

  1. her teeth
  2. her eyebrows
  3. her hair

Question #19:

To answer the question, read "A Red, Red Rose."

In line 10, what looks like rosebuds filled with snow?

  1. her eyes
  2. her voice
  3. her mouth

Question #20:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

The cornbread was hard as a rock.

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Question #21:

To answer the question, read "A Red, Red Rose."

What type of comparison is used in line 13?

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Question #22:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

The ballet dancers were graceful butterflies gliding over the stage.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Question #23:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

After Juanita's illness, she was as weak as a kitten.

  1. simile
  2. metaphor

Beach Park

Block 9 Metaphors and Similes Assessment

Name

Circle the correct answer.

Question #24:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

His hands were ice cubes after being outside with no gloves.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Question #25:

Does this sentence contain a simile or a metaphor?

Carlos has a heart of stone.

  1. metaphor
  2. simile

Beach Park

Block 9 Metaphors and Similes Assessment

Answer Key

1. B -metaphor

2. A -metaphor

3. A -simile

4. A -metaphor

5. A -simile

6. A -metaphor

7. C -a stage

8. C -players on the stage

9. A -metaphor

10. A -simile

11. C -gardening

12. B -simile

13. D -practice

14. D -lips

15. B -metaphor

16. A -metaphor

17. C -her face

18. A -her teeth

19. C -her mouth

20. A -simile

21. A -simile

22. A -metaphor

23. A -simile

24. A -metaphor

25. A -metaphor