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Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 9 of 12

Word Pictures

Similes and sound patterns

What your child practises

Spotting similes (comparisons with like or as) and repeated consonant sounds, and what they add to a text.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: C2 · using describing words to paint a picture

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Complete the simile: as soft as a ___

    • pillow
    • brick
    • nail

  2. Question 2

    Which is NOT a simile?

    • The snow is a blanket.
    • The snow is like a blanket.
    • The snow is as soft as a blanket.

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence has a simile?

    • The kitten purred.
    • The kitten was as soft as a cloud.
    • The kitten was very soft.

  4. Question 4

    Complete the simile: as slow as a ___

    • cheetah
    • snail
    • rocket

  5. Question 5

    Which is a simile?

    • as tall as a tree
    • the tree grew
    • a tall tree

  6. Question 6

    Which phrase has the same consonant sound again and again?

    • up and down
    • red and blue
    • pitter-patter, plip-plop

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