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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Metaphors and Similes 2 (Questions)

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Similes are comparing words. 'As nutty as a fruitcake' and 'Life is like a box of chocolates' are similes: an expression used to describe the quality of someone or something by comparing it with something else: often, the meaning of the simile has to be worked out. Similes are easily recognized because they use 'like' or 'as ... as ...'.

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So, if 'Life is like a box of chocolates', what is life like? If you've seen the film 'Forrest Gump', you'll probably know the answer. Incidentally, this simile first appeared in the 1994 film 'Forrest Gump'.

Similes can brighten up any piece of writing ~ even more so if the simile is humorous ~ add some to your writing and see if you get extra marks from your English teacher!

Do this elementary school quiz and see if you can work out what some similes and metaphors really mean.

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Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Sheila is as snug as a bug in a rug in her new house.

[ ]	Sheila feels cramped in her new house
[ ]	Sheila is warm and comfortable in her new house
[ ]	Sheila lives in a rug
[ ]	Sheila has a lot of bugs in her rugs

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
She's as blind as a bat.

[ ]	She can't see very well
[ ]	She thinks she's a bat
[ ]	She uses echolocation to see
[ ]	She has perfect vision

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Dave is as mad as a hornet.

[ ]	Dave is a little mad in the head
[ ]	Dave is very mad in the head
[ ]	Dave is not very angry
[ ]	Dave is very angry

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Peter is as quiet as a church mouse.

[ ]	Peter makes a scratching noise
[ ]	Peter lives a quiet life in a church
[ ]	Peter goes to church quietly
[ ]	Peter is very quiet

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence?
After the classroom had a substitute in it for weeks, the classroom was a zoo.

[ ]	The kids in the classroom are acting wild
[ ]	There are a few animals in the classroom
[ ]	The kids are going to take a field trip to the zoo
[ ]	The classroom is very quiet

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
His shoes fit like a glove.

[ ]	He wears gloves on his feet
[ ]	His gloves fit very well
[ ]	His shoes fit very well
[ ]	He wears shoes on his hands

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Mike eats like a pig.

[ ]	Mike eats a lot, or he eats noisily and unpleasantly
[ ]	Mike lives on a farm
[ ]	Mike eats out of a pig trough
[ ]	Mike eats nicely

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence?
The student was a shining star and won many school awards.

[ ]	The student put a star on the board
[ ]	The student is the best in the class
[ ]	The student is very shiny
[ ]	The student has a star on his shirt

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence?
Since it snowed for four days in a row, my house became a prison for me.

[ ]	The house is near a prison
[ ]	There are a lot of people in the house
[ ]	There are bars on the windows of his or her house
[ ]	The person has stayed for a long time in his or her house

10.

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
The teacher's explanation was as clear as mud.

[ ]	The teacher's explanation was very clear
[ ]	The teacher's explanation was not at all clear
[ ]	The teacher's explanation was quite clear
[ ]	The teacher's explanation was covered in mud

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Metaphors and Similes 2 (Answers)

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Sheila is as snug as a bug in a rug in her new house.

[ ]	Sheila feels cramped in her new house
[x]	Sheila is warm and comfortable in her new house
[ ]	Sheila lives in a rug
[ ]	Sheila has a lot of bugs in her rugs

Has anyone asked the bugs how they feel?

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
She's as blind as a bat.

[x]	She can't see very well
[ ]	She thinks she's a bat
[ ]	She uses echolocation to see
[ ]	She has perfect vision

This could also mean that she doesn't want to accept things that she should, for example: She's as blind as a bat when it comes to her son's misbehavior

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Dave is as mad as a hornet.

[ ]	Dave is a little mad in the head
[ ]	Dave is very mad in the head
[ ]	Dave is not very angry
[x]	Dave is very angry

If you were to disturb a hornets' nest, you'd soon find out the meaning of this simile: don't do it!

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Peter is as quiet as a church mouse.

[ ]	Peter makes a scratching noise
[ ]	Peter lives a quiet life in a church
[ ]	Peter goes to church quietly
[x]	Peter is very quiet

Is a church mouse quieter than a town mouse?

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence?
After the classroom had a substitute in it for weeks, the classroom was a zoo.

[x]	The kids in the classroom are acting wild
[ ]	There are a few animals in the classroom
[ ]	The kids are going to take a field trip to the zoo
[ ]	The classroom is very quiet

When someone says that the classroom is a zoo, then the kids are misbehaving

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
His shoes fit like a glove.

[ ]	He wears gloves on his feet
[ ]	His gloves fit very well
[x]	His shoes fit very well
[ ]	He wears shoes on his hands

If it fits like a glove, you can wear it

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
Mike eats like a pig.

[x]	Mike eats a lot, or he eats noisily and unpleasantly
[ ]	Mike lives on a farm
[ ]	Mike eats out of a pig trough
[ ]	Mike eats nicely

Poor pigs!

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence?
The student was a shining star and won many school awards.

[ ]	The student put a star on the board
[x]	The student is the best in the class
[ ]	The student is very shiny
[ ]	The student has a star on his shirt

This student would be the best student if he was called a shining star

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence?
Since it snowed for four days in a row, my house became a prison for me.

[ ]	The house is near a prison
[ ]	There are a lot of people in the house
[ ]	There are bars on the windows of his or her house
[x]	The person has stayed for a long time in his or her house

Since the house is being compared to a prison, it means that the person is ready to get out of his or her house

10.

Choose the best explanation for the simile.
The teacher's explanation was as clear as mud.

[ ]	The teacher's explanation was very clear
[x]	The teacher's explanation was not at all clear
[ ]	The teacher's explanation was quite clear
[ ]	The teacher's explanation was covered in mud

This simile is often used ironically or sarcastically: Oh, yes! I understood everything; his explanation was as clear as mud