QUIZ

Read each sentence carefully.
Then, in the boxes provided, enter the thing that's being described by the simile, and what it's being compared to.


1.  "Be careful using that can opener.
      It's as temperamental as a chain saw."
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

2.  "Don't eat Jessica's cooking.
      It's as deadly as radioactive waste."
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

3.  "Bobby didn't like it when his mother told him
      that his room smelled like an old running shoe."
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

4.  Barb frowned and said, “I believe that taking drugs
      is like flushing your brain down the toilet."
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

5.  "Sheila really hurt me. Her comments were like
      a clamp tightening on my heart."
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

6.  "Monica and Peter sure are close. She has a grip on
      him like a monkey wrench!"
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

7.  "Jennifer is so neat and tidy! Her locker always
      smells like fresh lemons!"
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

8.  "Trena's math binder has been dropped so
      many times, it looks like a beat up old truck!"
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

9.  Benny listened as his brother recalled the
      information. "Your mind is like a card catalog",
      Benny said in awe.
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  

10.  Daniel was trying to compliment Jaycee.
      "Your face is like a flower", he said.
What's being described?  
What's it being compared to?  


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Answers
(1a) can opener     1b) chain saw
2a) Jessica's cooking     2b) radioactive waste
3a) Bobby's room     3b) old running shoe
4a) taking drugs     4b) flushing brain
5a) Sheila's comments     5b) a clamp
6a) Monica's grip     6b) monkey wrench
7a) Jennifer's locker     7b) fresh lemons
8a) Trena's math binder     8b) beat up truck
9a) Benny's brother's mind     9b) card catalog
10a) Jaycee's face     10b) a flower



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