Class IV ( _____) – Figures of Speech Mini-test

Name: Date:

Figures of speech are expressions in which the words are not used in their literal sense. Similes compare unlike
objects with the typical words 'like' or 'as'. Metaphors compare common traits among unlike things.

Directions: Identify the following as simile, metaphor.

1. James ran like a cheetah. ______________________

2. The snow is a white blanket. ______________________

3. The stormy ocean was a raging bull. _____________________

4. Well, that went over like a lead balloon. ______________________

5. The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens. ___________________________

6. Watching the show was like watching grass grow. ________________________

7. Her heart is like a gold. _____________________________

8. You are my sunshine. _____________________________

9. My love for you is as deep as the ocean. ______________________

10. She is like a walking dictionary. ___________________________

Class IV ( _____) – Figures of Speech Mini-test

Name: Date:

Figures of speech are expressions in which the words are not used in their literal sense. Similes compare unlike
objects with the typical words 'like' or 'as'. Metaphors compare common traits among unlike things.

Directions: Identify the following as simile, metaphor.

1. James ran like a cheetah. ______________________

2. The snow is a white blanket. ______________________

3. The stormy ocean was a raging bull. _____________________

4. Well, that went over like a lead balloon. ______________________

5. The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens. ___________________________

6. Watching the show was like watching grass grow. ________________________

7. Her heart is like a gold. _____________________________

8. You are my sunshine. _____________________________

9. My love for you is as deep as the ocean. ______________________

10. She is like a walking dictionary. ___________________________