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English Quiz: Complete these sentences
November 06, 2014 09:22 IST

Test your knowledge about similes in our weekly English quiz.

As smooth as a snail' or 'as smooth as silk'?

'As fresh as a fish' or is it 'fresh as a daisy'? 

You've probably studied some of these while you were in school or heard your friends using them in a conversation.

We bring you a list of commonly used English similes.

Complete the sentences below and find out if you know all of them.

1. Complete the simile: As black as...
1) Coal
2) Sheep
3) Outer space

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As black as coal.
Correct!
As black as coal.

2. Complete the simile: As bold as...
1) A bear
2) Brass
3) A lion

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As bold as brass.
Correct!
As bold as brass.

3. Complete the simile: As cool as...
1) Air conditioning
2) A cucumber
3) A banana

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As cool as a cucumber.
Correct!
As cool as a cucumber.

4. Complete the simile: As clean as...
1) A gristle
2) A thistle
3) A whistle

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As clean as a whistle.
Correct!
As clean as a whistle.

5. Complete the simile: As quick as...
1) A stick
2) Lightning
3) Rain

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As quick as lightning.

Correct!
As quick as lightning.

6. Complete the simile: As busy as...
1) A bee
2) A bird
3) A bull

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As busy as a bee.
Correct!
As busy as a bee.

7. Complete the simile: As easy as...
1) Pie
2) A cake
3) Walking by

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As easy as pie.
Correct!
As easy as pie.

8. Complete the simile: As fresh as...
1) A fish
2) A deodorant
3) A daisy

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As fresh as a daisy.
Correct!
As fresh as a daisy.

9. Complete the simile: As bald as...
1) A boot
2) A coot
3) A root

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As bald as a coot.
Correct!
As bald as a coot.

10. Complete the simile: As mad as...
1) A maniac
2) A hatter
3) The moon

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As mad as a hatter.
Correct!
As mad as a hatter.

11. Complete the simile: As pale as...
1) Death
2) A peony
3) A pear

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As pale as death.
Correct!
As pale as death.

12. Complete the simile: As clear as...
1) A field
2) Water
3) A bell

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As clear as a bell.
Correct!
As clear as a bell.

13. Complete the simile: As wise as...
1) A saint
2) An owl
3) A fox

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As wise as an owl.
Correct!
As wise as an owl.

14. Complete the simile: As happy as...
1) A kid
2) A dog
3) A lark

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As happy as a lark.
Correct!
As happy as a lark.

15. Complete the simile: As timid as...
1) A rabbit
2) A toddler
3) A tack

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As timid as a rabbit.
Correct!
As timid as a rabbit.

16. Complete the simile: As deaf as...
1) A doorknob
2) A ghost
3) A snake

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As deaf as a doorknob.
Correct!
As deaf as a doorknob.

17. Complete the simile: As sober as...
1) Wine
2) A judge
3) The sun

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As sober as a judge.
Correct!
As sober as a judge.

18. Complete the simile: As poor as...
1) A church mouse
2) A beggar
3) A blind bat

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As poor as a church mouse.
Correct!
As poor as a church mouse.

19. Complete the simile: As old as...
1) The world
2) The hills
3) The trees

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As old as the hills.
Correct!
As old as the hills.

20. Complete the simile: As dull as...
1) A pig
2) Dishwater
3) A lake

Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As dull as dishwater.

Correct!
As dull as dishwater.

Photo: Freddie Alequin/Wikimedia Commons

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Wrong! Try again..
Wrong!
The correct answer is As dull as dishwater.

Correct!
As dull as dishwater.
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