5. As Beth helped Joey and Ethan
with their Social Studies work, she thought to herself,
this must be how Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
feels. What is the above passage an example of
A. allusion B. personification
C. idiom
D. foreshadowing
Astronomy 101By A. Gautam Meaning delayed like the sound of thunder waiting for lightning's
approval, His words are like a spider's web they twirl and swirl above our heads. Even the question,
losing the grip of chalk, faces rejection. The blackboard is like a battle zone. The answers have fallen victim. Somewhere lost in the aisle of confused eyes, lies today's lesson.
6. In the poem, what is shown by this statement "His words are like a spider's web"
A. The lecture is confusing because it was about networks and webs.
B. The lecture is about spiders shaped like astronomical figures.
C. The words are hung in the classroom corners like a spider's web.
D. The students had trouble understanding what the teacher was saying.
7. What is the effect of the simile "The blackboard is like a battle zone. / The answers have fallen victim"
A. to show that the students have tried hard to solve the question
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