Simile Practice Topic Index | Grade 5 ELA | Intermediate Test Prep | StudyZone
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using like or as.
Read each sentence carefully. Click on true if you think the sentence is a simile. Click on false if you think the sentence is not a simile.
The car was as fast as a horse.
True False
Explanation This is a simile because it uses as to compare two objects.
Austin likes ice cream.
True False Explanation This is not a simile because it does not compare two objects.
As I walked through the forest I saw a deer.
The sun was hot as a fire.
True False Explanation This is a simile because it uses as to compare two objects.
The snow was fluffy like a cloud.
True False Explanation This is a simile because it uses like to compare two objects.
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