Write a Poem with a Simile is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on a free-verse or rhyming poem using a simile or metaphor, aligned to Common Core standard W.4.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 19 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
19 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Write a Poem with a Simile
W.4.10
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write a poem about a busy market. Use a simile and at least two sounds you would hear there.
I wrote about a market
I used a simile with like or as
I included two sounds
I set it out in lines
2.Write a poem about a cat waking up. Compare the cat to something else using like or as.
I wrote about a cat
I used like or as
I showed it waking up
I set it out in lines
LessonPrint · W.4.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Write a Poem with a Simile
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A poem about a market with a like/as simile and at least two named sounds.
2.A poem showing a cat waking, with a like/as comparison.
Questions about Write a Poem with a Simile
What does the Write a Poem with a Simile worksheet cover?
It practices a free-verse or rhyming poem using a simile or metaphor — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core W.4.10: Write regularly, both to a deadline of minutes and one of weeks. The instruction to students is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Write a Poem with a Simile practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.10 — W.4.10, under Writing for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Write a Poem with a Simile is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on W.4.10, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Write a Poem with a Simile come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Write a Poem with a Simile can I print?
25 versions, of which 19 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Write a Poem with a Simile free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Write a Poem with a Simile, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for W.4.10
Write regularly, both to a deadline of minutes and one of weeks.