The sentence demonstrates analogy.
Use the sentence to answer the 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)
• denotation
• analogy
• meaning
• tone
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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)
• clean scent
• putrid stench
• sickening stink
• foul odor
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)
• clean scent
• putrid stench
• sickening stink
• foul odor
The phrase that can replace "smell" to give the sentence a peaceful tone is clean scent.
What word indicates a literal meaning? (1 point)
• denotation
• analogy
• connotation
• tone
• denotation
• analogy
• connotation
• tone
The word that indicates a literal meaning is denotation.
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)
• tiptoed
• crept
• walked
• streaked
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)
• tiptoed
• crept
• walked
• streaked
The verb choice that could replace "moved" to better give the raccoon's movement a sense of urgency is streaked.
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)
• humorous
• mysterious
• relaxed
• cheerful
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)
• humorous
• mysterious
• relaxed
• cheerful
The word that best describes the tone of the passage is mysterious.
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