KS2 Simile Quiz: Unleash Your Comparisons

English Quiz - Similes (Questions)

Get ready for a KS2 English quiz all about similes! Similes are like special comparisons. "Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep," said the poet Carl Sandburg. 'Life is like an onion' is a simile. Another one is saying someone is 'as wise as an owl'. Look for phrases like 'as ... as' or 'like a...' to find similes. They make your writing super interesting!

Similes are a bit like metaphors. If you want to know more, try our 'Metaphors' quiz in this KS2 English section!

Test your simile skills with this cool English quiz!

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Complete the simile in the sentence.
It was as dark as ____ in the cave.

[ ]	oak
[ ]	black
[ ]	night
[ ]	a house

Complete the simile in the sentence.
The edge of a piece of paper can be as sharp as a ____.

[ ]	butter knife
[ ]	guitar string
[ ]	comb
[ ]	razor

Complete the simile in the sentence.
Your hands are as cold as ____.

[ ]	glass
[ ]	wool
[ ]	ice
[ ]	wood

Complete the simile in the sentence.
It's not heavy! It's as light as a ____.

[ ]	seashell
[ ]	feather
[ ]	hawk
[ ]	candle

Complete the simile in the sentence.
That steak was as tough as ____.

[ ]	old boots
[ ]	a crocodile
[ ]	steel
[ ]	a brick

Complete the simile in the sentence.
On that bright, sunny day, the library was as silent as ____.

[ ]	a train
[ ]	a fairground
[ ]	a tissue
[ ]	the grave

Complete the simile in the sentence.
She quickly shuttled sideways through the open door, like a ____.

[ ]	bear
[ ]	crab
[ ]	lobster
[ ]	turtle

Complete the simile in the sentence.
The new puppy's fur was soft like ____.

[ ]	tweed
[ ]	grass
[ ]	velvet
[ ]	honey

Complete the simile in the sentence.
The Snow Queen's eyes were as cold and sharp as ____.

[ ]	icicles
[ ]	a refrigerator
[ ]	nails
[ ]	claws

10.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
Something was wrong with the television, it was buzzing like a ____.

[ ]	cricket
[ ]	bee
[ ]	wire
[ ]	garden

English Quiz - Similes (Answers)

Complete the simile in the sentence.
It was as dark as ____ in the cave.

[ ]	oak
[ ]	black
[x]	night
[ ]	a house

It was as dark as night in the cave.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
The edge of a piece of paper can be as sharp as a ____.

[ ]	butter knife
[ ]	guitar string
[ ]	comb
[x]	razor

Have you ever had a paper cut? Ouch!

Complete the simile in the sentence.
Your hands are as cold as ____.

[ ]	glass
[ ]	wool
[x]	ice
[ ]	wood

Ice is one of the coldest things people experience, which explains why this simile is so common.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
It's not heavy! It's as light as a ____.

[ ]	seashell
[x]	feather
[ ]	hawk
[ ]	candle

To really emphasise how weightless something seems, you could also say that it is 'as light as a snowflake'. This would be much more interesting in a poem than the usual phrase 'as light as a feather'.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
That steak was as tough as ____.

[x]	old boots
[ ]	a crocodile
[ ]	steel
[ ]	a brick

You might have heard this simile as well: 'as tough as leather'. Crocodiles are rather tough, but if you wanted to use them in this simile, you would need to write something like 'as tough as the hide of a crocodile'.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
On that bright, sunny day, the library was as silent as ____.

[ ]	a train
[ ]	a fairground
[ ]	a tissue
[x]	the grave

You can imagine just how silent it was by using 'the grave' as the simile.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
She quickly shuttled sideways through the open door, like a ____.

[ ]	bear
[x]	crab
[ ]	lobster
[ ]	turtle

If you see the words 'as ... as' or 'like a', you know you've found a simile.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
The new puppy's fur was soft like ____.

[ ]	tweed
[ ]	grass
[x]	velvet
[ ]	honey

If you've ever felt velvet, you'll know just how soft it is.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
The Snow Queen's eyes were as cold and sharp as ____.

[x]	icicles
[ ]	a refrigerator
[ ]	nails
[ ]	claws

Nails and claws are also sharp, but they are not known for being cold.

10.

Complete the simile in the sentence.
Something was wrong with the television, it was buzzing like a ____.

[ ]	cricket
[x]	bee
[ ]	wire
[ ]	garden

This is a very common simile - everybody knows that bees buzz!