Question

Which sentence gives an example of a simile? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.
You’ll be walking a tightrope if you decide to stop for lunch before the meeting.
As class valedictorian, Samantha was the shining star who would have her pick of colleges.
Gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.
When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600-page slab of concrete

Answer 1

The two sentences that give examples of similes are:

1. "After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker."
2. "When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600-page slab of concrete."

Both sentences use "as" and "like" to make comparisons, which is characteristic of similes.