Question

My new baby sister sleeps like a dolphin. She plays all day, and all night she cries and wants to eat. My parents look terrible, and I'm thinking of getting a soundproofed room.

Use the context clues to figure out the meaning of the simile “sleeps like a dolphin.”

sleeps loudly
does not sleep
sleeps in the day instead of at night
only sleeps if she’s in the water

Answer 1

The simile “sleeps like a dolphin” likely means that the baby sister does not sleep well or has an unusual sleeping pattern, as dolphins are known to be alert and awake most of the time (they need to come to the surface to breathe). Given the context that she plays all day and cries and wants to eat all night, the best choice among the options provided would be:

**does not sleep.**