Question

Read the paragraph from a student's draft text.

1Sleep is essential for good health. 2Many students stay up late using their phones or watching videos. 3Lack of sleep can make it hard to focus in school and affect mood. 4Getting enough rest helps the brain and body function well. 5Students should try to go to bed earlier on school nights.

Which revision should the student make to add figurative language for a more creative expression of an idea in the paragraph?

Sentence 2: Many students stay up late using their phones or watching videos.

Sentence 3: Lack of sleep can make it hard to focus in school and affect mood.

Sentence 5: Students should try to go to bed earlier on school nights.

Sentence 3: Without enough sleep, the brain moves through the school day like a foggy road at dawn, struggling to see clearly.


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Answer 1

The revision of Sentence 3 — "Without enough sleep, the brain moves through the school day like a foggy road at dawn, struggling to see clearly." — because it uses a simile ("like a foggy road at dawn") to create vivid, figurative imagery and thus makes the idea more creative.