1. Silas doesn’t mean to hurt people’s feelings, but he has a sharp tongue.

Question

1. Silas doesn’t mean to hurt people’s feelings, but he has a sharp tongue.
How is the author of this sentence using a euphemism?
A) to politely describe a negative trait
B) to compare two people
C) to create humor
D) to use many phrases to say the same thing

2. We went out onto his deck and I looked out over the vista before us—a sunken Italian garden, a half-acre of pungent roses, a rolling, perfectly manicured lawn that extended to the sea, and a snub-nosed motorboat that bumped the tide offshore.

“I’ve got a pretty decent place here,” he said, his eyes flashing about restlessly.

Use the excerpt from a story to answer the question.

What is suggested about the character’s personality by the author’s use of understatement in the excerpt?
A) The character might be uncomfortable with their wealth.
B) The character is secretive.
C) The character takes his or her living situation seriously.
D) The character is egotistical.

3. My mind sparks with an idea for a painting,
And my thoughts are a hum of bees.
First they bumble around the petals
Of a flower, dancing near the pollen,
But then they flit to another, still
Not ready to settle on one, yellow
Dust stains their feet; their wings
Flicker in the air, and next it’s uncertain
Where to go: Thistle or clover,
Zinnia or honeysuckle? Tip and tap,
My bee thoughts hum, until they finally
Land on one.

Use the poem to answer the question.

Which choice explains the metaphor in this poem?
A) The metaphor at the beginning of the poem compares thoughts to bees, and other metaphors are used throughout.
B) The metaphor comparing paintbrush strokes to bee movements is used throughout the poem.
C) The metaphor extends throughout the poem as the speaker compares creative thoughts to bees’ movements.
D) The metaphor begins with a comparison of bees to thoughts and ends with a comparison of bees to music.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

1. A) to politely describe a negative trait 2. A) The character might be uncomfortable with their wealth. 3. C) The metaphor extends throughout the poem as the speaker compares creative thoughts to bees’ movements.