Question

Which sentence gives an example of a simile? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600-page slab of concrete.
When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600-page slab of concrete.

You’ll be walking a tightrope if you decide to stop for lunch before the meeting.
You’ll be walking a tightrope if you decide to stop for lunch before the meeting.

After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.
After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.

Gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.
Gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.

As class valedictorian, Samantha was the shining star who would have her pick of colleges.

Answer 1

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