Grade 5 English | Figurative language such as similes and metaphors

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

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Similes and metaphors usually make a line of poetry or short story sound better. They also allow readers to be able to visualize the images in the story. There are other types of figurative language that are used in literature. These include personification and allusion. In this quiz, the students will select the definition of the simile or metaphor in the sentence.

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
After getting sick, my face was AS PALE AS A GHOST due to throwing up so much.

[ ]	Angry
[ ]	Dressed up as a ghost
[ ]	Very scary
[ ]	Very white

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
My mother got as MAD AS A HORNET when she saw that I didn't clean my room.

[ ]	To flap your arms like a bug
[ ]	Buzzed around
[ ]	Extremely upset
[ ]	To sting something

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
Since the barbed wire was as SHARP AS A RAZOR, it cut my skin.

[ ]	The wire has razors on its ends
[ ]	Very pointy
[ ]	Very smart
[ ]	Has a handle on it

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
The high-powered flashlight's beam was as BRIGHT AS THE MOON so we could see everything.

[ ]	Lots of light
[ ]	Resembles a moon
[ ]	Has craters on it
[ ]	Causes dogs to howl at it

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
After working for 15 hours straight, I SLEPT LIKE A LOG.

[ ]	To nap very still
[ ]	To use a log as a pillow
[ ]	To nap soundly
[ ]	To nap lightly

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
The woman had a HEART OF GOLD for donating her money to the homeless shelter.

[ ]	To have a heavy heart
[ ]	To be very kind
[ ]	To have heart replacement surgery
[ ]	To wear a gold necklace over the heart

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
When it was my turn to give my speech, I had COLD FEET and decided not to get on stage.

[ ]	Quickly doing something
[ ]	Freezing toes
[ ]	Freezing temperatures
[ ]	Strong doubt to not do something

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
In every class, there are a FEW BAD APPLES that cause problems.

[ ]	Helpful people
[ ]	Troubling people
[ ]	Young people
[ ]	Loud people

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
When I bit into the crumbly muffin, I had to force the DRY POWDER down my throat.

[ ]	No moisture
[ ]	Delicious
[ ]	Hurtful
[ ]	Happy

10.

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
After getting straight A's, Karen was the SHINING STAR in her class.

[ ]	Principal
[ ]	Teacher
[ ]	Struggling student
[ ]	Best student

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

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
After getting sick, my face was AS PALE AS A GHOST due to throwing up so much.

[ ]	Angry
[ ]	Dressed up as a ghost
[ ]	Very scary
[x]	Very white

If someone is pale, they are very white

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
My mother got as MAD AS A HORNET when she saw that I didn't clean my room.

[ ]	To flap your arms like a bug
[ ]	Buzzed around
[x]	Extremely upset
[ ]	To sting something

The mother was very upset since the room was not clean

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
Since the barbed wire was as SHARP AS A RAZOR, it cut my skin.

[ ]	The wire has razors on its ends
[x]	Very pointy
[ ]	Very smart
[ ]	Has a handle on it

The wire was so pointy that it could cut skin

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
The high-powered flashlight's beam was as BRIGHT AS THE MOON so we could see everything.

[x]	Lots of light
[ ]	Resembles a moon
[ ]	Has craters on it
[ ]	Causes dogs to howl at it

If something is bright, it would have a lot of light coming from it

What does the capitalized simile mean in the sentence below?
After working for 15 hours straight, I SLEPT LIKE A LOG.

[ ]	To nap very still
[ ]	To use a log as a pillow
[x]	To nap soundly
[ ]	To nap lightly

If you slept like a log, you would have no problem sleeping

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
The woman had a HEART OF GOLD for donating her money to the homeless shelter.

[ ]	To have a heavy heart
[x]	To be very kind
[ ]	To have heart replacement surgery
[ ]	To wear a gold necklace over the heart

It is a compliment to say someone has a heart of gold

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
When it was my turn to give my speech, I had COLD FEET and decided not to get on stage.

[ ]	Quickly doing something
[ ]	Freezing toes
[ ]	Freezing temperatures
[x]	Strong doubt to not do something

If you have cold feet, you would not do something

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
In every class, there are a FEW BAD APPLES that cause problems.

[ ]	Helpful people
[x]	Troubling people
[ ]	Young people
[ ]	Loud people

People who are considered to be bad apples cause trouble

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
When I bit into the crumbly muffin, I had to force the DRY POWDER down my throat.

[x]	No moisture
[ ]	Delicious
[ ]	Hurtful
[ ]	Happy

The muffins would be very dry and crumbly

10.

What does the capitalized metaphor mean in the sentence below?
After getting straight A's, Karen was the SHINING STAR in her class.

[ ]	Principal
[ ]	Teacher
[ ]	Struggling student
[x]	Best student

A shining star would be the best person