Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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Directions: You have probably noticed that many stories you read use descriptions that compare
something to something else. A comparison using like or as is called a simile—her
hair was like silk. A direct comparison—he was a fish out of water—is called a
metaphor. Read each statement. Is it a simile, metaphor, or neither?

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  1. Dad said he’d be late because he still
    had a mountain of paperwork to do.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither

  2. The used car turned out to be a
    lemon.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither

  3. We heard the fire engine coming from
    blocks away.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither

  4. The baby has cheeks like roses and a
    smile like sunshine.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither

  5. What could be in this box—it is as
    light as a feather!
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither


Bonus!Read the title of this page again. Is it a simile or metaphor? Why? ___________________________
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  1. The wrestler’s arms were as big as tree
    branches.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither

  2. It looked as if we had been walking in
    circles.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither

  3. Don’t mind Beth—she eats like a bird.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither

  4. The day was growing old and there
    was still no word from him.
    O simile
    O metaphor
    O neither


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