Mixed
Simile
Proverbs
Metaphor
Idiom
100
Which part of this sentence is an idiom? The children are acting so wild. They are driving me up the walls
What is driving me up the walls
100
What is the simile in this sentence? The boy was as fast as lightning when he ran at the track event.
What is as fast as lightning
100
Which word will finish this proverb? Waste not __________not. A. want B. give C. spoil
What is want
100
What two things are being compared in this sentence? That boy has a stone heart. He is mean to his little brother.
What is stone and heart
100
I had a cold so I was a little under the weather. What does the idiom "under the weather" means?
What is not feeling well
200
I am as happy as a lark. What figurative language is in this sentence? A. a simile B. a metaphor C. an idiom
What is a simile
200
What is being compared in this sentence? The baby slept like a log after he drank his formula.
What is the baby and a log
200
Which word completes this proverb? Early to bed, early to ____________ A. rise B. sleep C. dance
What is rise
200
What does the proverb this sentence means? Too many cooks spoil the broth A. Too many people doing a task will make it worse B. Too many people cooking a broth
What is too many people doing a task will make it worse
200
What is the metaphor in this sentence? He is a king when he gets a job to do.
What is he is a king
300
Finish the idiom in this sentence. Why aren't you responding when I ask you a question? Cat got your__________ A. words B. tongue
What is tongue
300
What is the meaning of this simile in this sentence? That lady just sits and listens to everything. She is as cool as cucumber. A. the lady favors a cucumber B. The lady is relaxed. She is not fussy.
What is the lady is relaxed. She is not fussy.
300
What is the meaning of the proverb in this sentence? Although Sam is mad at David for using all his line paper, he decided not to mention it but rather to let sleeping dogs lie. A. not to bother the dogs B. it's better not to restart an argument
What is it's better not to restart an argument
300
What is the metaphor in this sentence? Grandma's lap is a soft pillow. I love to sit in her lap and because it is very comfortable. Sometimes I sit like a bird perched on a branch but I still love grandma's lap. A. Grandma's lap is a soft pillow B. I sit like a bird on a branch
What is Grandma's lap is a soft pillow
300
What does this idiom mean? Everything I say he jumps down my throat.
What is he won't allow me to make my point
400
Change this sentence to a metaphor. I am like a fish out of water when I can't get to finish my work.
What is I am a fish out of water when I can't get to finish my work.
400
What does the simile mean in this sentence? I am as blind as a bat without my glasses. "as blind as a bat' means
What is cannot see anything
400
Identify the proverb in this text. Claire was just sitting there watching everything. Sue asked her a question but she didn't respond. Sue was a little disappointed but just then Kristy said not to worry because action speaks louder than words. "I don't know", said Sue. "Claire acts like a log when someone speaks to her". that is not cool.
What is action speaks louder than words.
400
What are two metaphors in this text? My brother is a dragon My mom is a teddy bear I am a shaggy sheep dog With a ton of tangled hair A. my brother is a dragon and ton of tangled hair B. my mom is a teddy bear and I am a shaggy sheep dog
What is my mom is a teddy bear and I am a shaggy sheep dog
400
Choose an idiom to complete this sentence. Vikki wouldn't speak to her friend Matt. She gave him_____________. A. a shrug B. the cold shoulder
What is the cold shoulder
500
Identify this sentence. The girl was as pretty as a picture. A. simile B. metaphor C. idiom
What is simile
500
What are the similes in this text. The child swum as fast as a fish but the young lad was a tiger when he ran. The Kindergartens watching were as quiet as a mouse. I was just happy to see them perform. A. lad was a tiger B. as fast as a fish C. were as quiet as a mouse
What is as fast as a fish and as quiet as a mouse
500
What does the proverb in this sentence means? Two wrongs don't make a right
What is if someone harms you it doesn't make it right to harm that person back
500
What does this metaphor in this sentence means? That class is a three ring circus. "Three ring circus means"
What is acting wild and out of character
500
Choose the best idiom to complete this sentence. Martin was____________when his best friend moved away. A. happy B. feeling blue
What is feeling blue
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