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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?

Last updated on: May 23, 2012 20:36 IST


Complete the similes in the following pages and test your English simile strength! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh

'Dead as a doorknob' or 'dead as a doornail'?

'High as a kite' or 'high as a plane'?

In the following pages, we bring you some common English similes you've probably heard often. Complete the sentences and see how many you manage to get right.

Answers are provided upon submission of results on each page and you can draw your own conclusions about your performance!

Complete the simile: As easy as...
1) Apple pie
2) The blink of an eye
3) Walking by

ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

Tags: YOU

ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

Tags: YOU

ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


Complete the simile: As bald as...
1) A boot.
2) A coot.
3) My foot.

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

Tags: YOU

ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


Complete the simile: As quick as...
1) Thunder
2) Lightning
3) Rain

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

Tags: YOU

ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


Complete the simile: As dull as...
1) A dunce
2) Dishwater
3) Dukes

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU complete these sentences?


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

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