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 waterMy 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

"sleeps in the day instead of at night."

Reason: the sentence says she "plays all day" and "all night she cries and wants to eat," so she’s awake at night and sleeps during the day.