Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

The CEO's inability to see the looming issues with his supply chain left him as vulnerable as the captain of the Titanic.

Which term does this sentence demonstrate?

(1 point)
Responses

analogy
analogy

tone
tone

meaning
meaning

denotation

Answer 1

analogy

Answer 2

Use the sentence to answer the question.

As she gazed across the plain, a smell filled her nostrils.

Which phrase can replace smell to give the sentence a peaceful tone?

(1 point)
Responses

sickening stink
sickening stink

putrid stench
putrid stench

clean scent
clean scent

foul odor

Answer 3

clean scent

Answer 4

What word indicates a literal meaning?(1 point)
Responses

denotation
denotation

analogy
analogy

connotation
connotation

tone

Answer 5

denotation

Answer 6

Use the sentence to answer the question.

When he saw the photographer, the raccoon moved into the underbrush.

Which verb choice could replace moved to better give the raccoon's movement a sense of urgency?

(1 point)
Responses

streaked
streaked

crept
crept

walked
walked

tiptoed

Answer 7

streaked

Answer 8

Use the passage to answer the question.

As the sound of the doorbell reverberated through the hall, she cracked open the door and peered outside. She caught a glimpse of a truck disappearing into the darkness. On the stoop, a strange object waited. She took a deep breath, opened the door, and stepped out into the heavy summer air.

Which word best describes the tone of the passage?

(1 point)
Responses

relaxed
relaxed

cheerful
cheerful

mysterious
mysterious

humorous

Answer 9

mysterious