##  [Similes: Like taking candy from a baby! ](/en/quiz/similes-like-taking-candy-from-a-baby-eng)

You’ve probably heard the simile **as easy as pie**. But what’s a simile? A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things, using the words **like** or **as**.

In the sentences below, choose the correct word to fill in the blank in well-known similes containing the word **like**. If you want to learn more about this figure of speech, read our [writing tip “Simile.”](/en/writing-tips-plus/simile-)

1. Hector always ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) like a bird. No wonder he’s so trim!flaps

eats

bickers

2. "They must have been in a hurry, because they took off like a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif)flash

bee

new car

3. I know exactly how to get there. I know this city like the ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) of my hand.skin

back

fingers

4. The proposal to lay off staff went down like a lead ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).balloon

anchor

weight

5. After a grueling day at work, Julieta ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) like a rock.burned

slept

was parched

6. Aadrika was late for the meeting, so she grabbed her files and ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) like the wind!blew

exhaled

ran

7. Jin is so tall! He’s growing like a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).giraffe

weed

forest

8. I forgot my wallet again! I’ve got a memory like ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).an elephant

cheesecloth

a sieve

9. The iceberg tore through the hull of the ship like a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) through butter.fork

knife

spoon

10. I didn’t know the party was a black tie event. In my jeans and T-shirt, I stuck out like a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif)!broken arm

bruised knee

sore thumb