Grade 4 challenge practice that asks students to interpret similes and metaphors in sentences and short poetry lines. Multiple choice items explain what comparisons such as 'Time is a thief' or 'shaking like a leaf' really mean. Fill-in items finish higher-level metaphors like 'a sponge for knowledge' and identify the picture, or image, each comparison creates. This Grade 4 worksheet supports classroom practice and homework review at home.
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Similes and Metaphors
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What does the metaphor 'My homework is a mountain' suggest?
A) The homework is fun and easy
B) The homework is large and hard to climb through
C) The homework is made of rocks
D) The homework is small and quick
2. Which simile best describes a very nervous student?
A) As calm as a lake
B) As brave as a lion
C) Shaking like a leaf
D) Sleeping like a log
3. In the line 'Time is a thief', what is the poet saying about time?
A) Time can be arrested
B) Time steals away moments and years
C) Time hides behind doors
D) Time wears a mask
4. Which sentence is a metaphor, not a simile?
A) The fog was like a thick blanket
B) Her room is a disaster zone
C) He sings like a bird
D) The pancakes were as fluffy as clouds
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If a poem says 'Friendship is a warm blanket', the poet means friendship feels safe and comforting.
2. 'She has a heart of stone' is a metaphor that suggests she is cold and unfeeling.
3. In 'The clouds were marshmallows in the sky', the writer creates a picture, or image, of soft, puffy clouds.
4. A metaphor that fits a fast, eager learner is 'She is a sponge for knowledge.'
5. 'As brave as a knight' is a simile that compares a person's bravery to a knight.
Similes and Metaphors
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What does the metaphor 'My homework is a mountain' suggest?
A) The homework is fun and easy
B) The homework is large and hard to climb through
C) The homework is made of rocks
D) The homework is small and quick
2. Which simile best describes a very nervous student?
A) As calm as a lake
B) As brave as a lion
C) Shaking like a leaf
D) Sleeping like a log
3. In the line 'Time is a thief', what is the poet saying about time?
A) Time can be arrested
B) Time steals away moments and years
C) Time hides behind doors
D) Time wears a mask
4. Which sentence is a metaphor, not a simile?
A) The fog was like a thick blanket
B) Her room is a disaster zone
C) He sings like a bird
D) The pancakes were as fluffy as clouds
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) If a poem says 'Friendship is a warm blanket', the poet means friendship feels safe and comforting.
2) 'She has a heart of stone' is a metaphor that suggests she is cold and unfeeling.
3) In 'The clouds were marshmallows in the sky', the writer creates a picture, or image, of soft, puffy clouds.
4) A metaphor that fits a fast, eager learner is 'She is a sponge for knowledge.'
5) 'As brave as a knight' is a simile that compares a person's bravery to a knight.
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