Similes? Yes or No
Find the nouns
Simile Questions - Definitions & Meaning
House on Mango Street
Irregular Past Tense Questions
100
They were fighting like cats and dogs.
simile or not a simile ?
Simile
100
Where are the 2 nouns?
I was as hungry as a bear.
I (person) bear (animal)
100
The internet is as slow as a snail.
a. My internet is very good.
b. My internet is horribly slow.
c. My internet is fantastic.
d. I don't have internet.
b. My internet is horribly slow.
100
Who wrote House on Mango Street?
a. Ms. De La Torre
b. Ms. Savoy.
C. Ms. Frorhiep
D. Sandra Cisneros
D. Sandra Cisneros
100
I ______ (go) to bed last night at 12:00 in the morning.
went
I went to bed last night at 12:00 in the morning.
200
Do your homework and study for your quiz.
Simile or not a Simile?
Not A Simile - the sentence does not use the words like or as.
200
What words are the two nouns?
My eyes are as blue as the ocean. 
Eyes (thing) Ocean (el mar- thing)
200
Today is as cold as ice.
a. The weather is very hot.
b. The weather is very sunny.
c. The weather is cool.
d. The weather is very cold.
d. The weather is very cold.
200
Where is Sandra Cisneros from?
A. Chicago, Illinois
b. Charlotte, North Carolina
c. Chula Vista, California
d. Austin, Texas
A. Chicago, Illinois
200
I _____ (sleep) in until 10:00 o'clock this morning.
slept
I slept in until 10:00 o'clock this morning.
300
My mother is a strong as Wonderwoman. Simile or not a Simile? 
Simile
300
What two words are nouns? Messi runs like a rabbit.
Messi (person). & rabbit (animal)
300
Ms. De La Torre does the math as fast as a computer.
a. She is very tired.
b. She is very smart.
c. She is very angry.
d. She is very bad at math.
b. She is very smart.
300
What was the title of the story we read?
a. "Chanclas"
b. "House on Mango Street"
c. "La casa de papel"
d. "La Casa en Mango Street"
a. "Chanclas"
300
I _____ (eat) soup for lunch today.
ate
I ate soup for lunch today.
400
I ate a lot of junk food yesterday.
Simile or not Simile?
not Simile- does not use the words like or as and is not a comparison between two things.
400
What two words are the nouns?
My dog is as smelly as dirty socks.
Dog (animal) and socks(things)
400
My homework was like reading Chinese.
a. I study Chinese.
b. My homework was very easy.
c. My homework was super difficult.
d. I finished all my homework.
c. My homework was super difficult.
400
"Chalnclas" is a mentor text for what style of writing?
a. Memory
b. Memoir
c. Novella
d. Novel
b. Memoir
400
Before this class, my last class ______ (be) World History.
was
Before this class, my last class was World History.
500
What does this simile mean?
I feel as cool as a cucumber?
a. I feel angry.
b. I feel relaxed.
C. I feel in love.
D. I feel cold.
b. I feel relaxed.
500
What two words are nouns?
My car is as quick as lightening.
Car (thing) and lightening- relámpago (thing)
500
Esperanza's feet felt like plungers.
a. She was not a good dancer.
b. She was a good dancer.
c. She did not want to dance with Uncle Nacho.
d. Esperanza had to fix the toilet.
c. She did not want to dance with Uncle Nacho.
500
Why was Esperanza embarrassed at the party?
a. Her mother was drunk.
b. She had to wear her ugly shoes with her new dress.
c. She couldn't dance.
d. She did not like parties.
b. She had to wear her ugly shoes with her new dress.
500
Yesterday, I _______(teach) the difference between a simile and not a simile.
taught
Yesterday, I taught the difference between a simile and not a simile.