Similes and Metaphors
Grade 3 - Reading - Challenge Me
What does the writer mean? "Time was a thief that stole the last days of summer."
- Summer seemed to end too quickly.
- Someone took a clock in the summer.
- Summer lasted a very long time.
- A real thief stole something during summer.
Is this sentence a simile or a metaphor? "The highway was a long gray ribbon stretching across the desert."
- not a comparison
- a simile
- a metaphor
What two things does this sentence compare? "Dad's snoring sounded like a chainsaw through the thin walls."
- Dad's snoring and a chainsaw
- the walls and a chainsaw
- Dad and the walls
- Dad's snoring and the walls
Which words complete the metaphor? It should show that the fog was so thick that no one could see the harbor. "The fog was ___ that hid the whole harbor."
- a clear window
- a gray curtain
- an open door
- a bright lamp
Which sentence turns this simile into a metaphor? "After the long hike, my legs felt as heavy as wet sand."
- My legs were very tired.
- My legs were covered in wet sand.
- After the long hike, my legs were wet sand.
- After the long hike, my legs felt as heavy as wet sand.
What does the writer mean? "Her kind words were a warm hug when I felt left out."
- Her kind words made me feel better.
- Her words made me feel worse.
- She gave me a real hug with her arms.
- She told me it was hot outside.
Is this sentence a simile or a metaphor? "The crowd roared like a stormy ocean when our team scored."
- a metaphor
- not a comparison
- a simile
What two things does this sentence compare? "The moon was a silver coin in the black sky."
- the moon and the sky
- the sky and a coin
- the moon and a silver coin
- the sky and the night
Which words complete the simile? It should show that our teacher stayed calm and patient for a very long time. "Our teacher's patience was as endless as ___."
- a quick sneeze
- the sky
- a tiny spark
- a short pencil
Which sentence turns this metaphor into a simile? "The dry leaves were tiny dancers spinning in the wind."
- The dry leaves were tiny dancers spinning in the wind.
- The dry leaves were like tiny dancers spinning in the wind.
- The leaves twirled and moved gracefully in the wind.
- Real dancers were spinning in the yard.