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Which of the following sentences from the passage is a simile?

medium MCQ 2 marks Class 6 · English · A House A Home
  1. The house was as quiet as a library.
  2. The wind sang in the trees.
  3. The light danced across the walls.
  4. The children played like shadows.
Answer
The house was as quiet as a library.

The correct answer is The house was as quiet as a library. — Thus sentence 1 is the simile.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Recall that a simile compares two things using words such as "as" or "like".
  2. Scan each sentence for these comparison words.
  3. Sentence 1 contains "as quiet as a library" – a direct comparison using "as".
  4. Other sentences do not use "as" or "like" to compare.
  5. Thus sentence 1 is the simile.
Common mistake: Choosing a metaphor instead of a simile

Concept tested: Simile identification

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