English SA2
1. Complete the sentences by selecting an appropriate simile or metaphor form the box
and write the answers on the line provided.
Fiery tongues licked Like candy floss on sticks Silver slashes
Like fluffy clouds sheets of grey As angrily as a snake
1. The cat hissed ____________________________________________________.
2. ____________________________________zig-zagged across the sky during the
storm.
3. __________________________________________licked the bubbling cauldron.
4. The bed felt ________________________________ when she finally lay down.
5. Outside, ______________________________ fell from the sky and punched the
ground.
6. The cherry blossoms bloomed _________________________________________.
2. Use the phrases in the boxes below to finish each metaphor or simile.
as cute as a button as sweet as candy tall as a giraffe
as big as the ocean eats like a pig Like a snail
as clear as crystal was a zoo melted pot of heaven
With many twists and turns as light as a snowflake diamonds in the sky
1. The car moved _________________________________________________________.
2. The librarian was _________________________________________________________.
3. He heart was _________________________________________________________.
4. The stars are _________________________________________________________.
5. Harry is as _________________________________________________________.
6. The house _________________________________________________________.
7. My brother _________________________________________________________.
8. The puppy was _________________________________________________________.
9. The warm chocolate was ____________________________________________________.
10. The water was _________________________________________________________.
11. The sponge cake was _________________________________________________________.
12. Life is a journey _________________________________________________________.
3. Read the given sentences and circle the correct answer.
1. The leaves shivered in the cool breeze. What is being personified in this sentence?
a. The cool breeze
b. Shivered
c. The leaves
2. Which sentence contain personification?
a. The mouse looked at the large owl.
b. The little mouse ran away from the owl.
c. The brave mouse laughed at the owl.
3. The city I live in never sleeps. What is the human quality used in this personification
example?
a. Never
b. Sleeps
c. Live
4. My pencil raced across the page. What is being personified in this sentence?
a. My pencil
b. Across
c. The page
5. Which sentence contains personification?
a. That cake is calling my name
b. That cake looks delicious
c. The chocolate cake smells yummy.
6. The sun smiled down at me. What is being personified in this sentence?
a. The sun
b. The smile
c. Me
7. The clock screams in my ears. What is the human quality used in this personification
example?
a. ear
b. clock
c. scream
8. Which sentence contains personification?
a. The door sighed as it slowly swung open
b. The door opened without a sound
c. The door blew open with the wind.
9. The rabbits chattered to each other with twitching noses. What is the human
quality used in this personification example?
a. Chattered
b. Twitching
c. Rabbits
10. The flowers danced in the warm breeze. What is being personified in this sentence?
a. The flowers
b. The breeze
c. Danced
4. Tick simile or metaphor in the boxes.
M S
1. The giant was as tall as a mountain.
2. Sam woke up to the ground outside covered in a soft, white
blanket.
3. The bass drum in her chest was getting louder and louder.
4. Like a mouse, the boy crept down the corridor.
5. With a sound as loud as a foghorn, the elephant came charging
out of the trees.
6. The diamond-encrusted spider webs glistened in the early
morning sun.
Paper 2
1. Draw a line to match
Direct speech Reported speech
Present simple Past perfect
Present continuous Past simple
Past simple Past continuous
‘will’ ‘could’
‘can’ ‘the next day’
‘tomorrow’ ‘would’
2. Change the direct speech to reported speech:
Reported Statements: Present Simple
1. She said, “I live in New York.”
She said ________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. She told me, “He works in a bank.”
She told me ___________________________________________________________________________________.
3. She said, “I don’t have a computer.”
She said ________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. She said, “I don’t have a computer.”
She said ________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. She said, “They never arrive on time.”
She said ________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. He told me, “We often meet friends in London at the weekend.”
He told me ___________________________________________________________________________________.
7. She said, “David doesn’t have any children.”
She said ________________________________________________________________________________________.
8. She said, “I don’t go to the gym very often.”
She said ________________________________________________________________________________________.
