What is the meaning of the hyperbole, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse", when used in a text? (1 point)

Question

It helps explain the speaker's hunger by drawing a direct comparison between the appetite of the speaker and the appetite of a horse.
• It gives the reader insight to how the speaker feels about horses.
• It allows the reader to understand that the speaker is a little hungry.
It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.

Answer 1

The correct interpretation is: It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect, and in this case, claiming one could eat a horse emphasizes the speaker's intense hunger.

Answer 2

Analyze the following sentence: "After experiencing a bicycle accident, the situation turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as I encountered my future fiancée, who worked as a nurse at the hospital."
What concept is the author suggesting by employing the idiom "a blessing in disguise"?
(1 point)
• A positive outcome occurs after being wished for.
The idiom refers to uncovering something that was hidden through
• investigation.
• That positive consequences can arise from situations that seem negative.
• Extraordinary events can happen without any effort.

Answer 3

The correct interpretation is: That positive consequences can arise from situations that seem negative.

By using the idiom "a blessing in disguise," the author suggests that despite the negative situation of a bicycle accident, a positive outcome (meeting their future fiancée) resulted from it.

Answer 4

Which of the following analogy shows an analogy of degree? (1 point)
• shirt: tank top
• right: left
• smelly: odorless
• big: huge

Answer 5

The analogy that shows an analogy of degree is: big: huge.

This pair represents a difference in degree or intensity, with "huge" being a larger or more intense form of "big."

Answer 6

Read this sentence from "On Top of the World"
, a story of the first men to
journey all the way to the North Pole. "At the start of the journey, they had been rowdy, often scrapping among themselves; now, after more than a month, they were listless." (From "On Top of the World", Illuminate) How does the term "rowdy" contribute to the reader's comprehension of the word "listless" in this sentence? (1 point)
• Due to their status as antonyms, "listless" likely means "lacking energy."
Through giving an instance of "rowdy" behavior, "listless" most likely means
O "prone to fighting."
•By offering a rationale for the behavior described as "rowdy," "listless" most probably refers to "extremely hungry."
Given their relationship as synonyms, "listless" most likely means "wild and
• unruly."

Answer 7

The correct interpretation is: Due to their status as antonyms, "listless" likely means "lacking energy."

The word "rowdy" describes a state of high energy and boisterousness, while "listless" indicates a lack of energy or enthusiasm. The contrast between these terms helps the reader understand that the group's mood has significantly changed from being lively to feeling exhausted or uninterested.

Answer 8

Read the following paragraphs from the text.
"But White Fang was to have no more than a nightmare vision of the city— an experience that was like a bad dream, unreal and terrible, that haunted him for long after in his dreams. He was put into a baggage-car by the master, chained in a corner in the midst of heaped trunks and valises. Here a squat and brawny god held sway, with much noise, hurling trunks and boxes about, dragging them in through the door and tossing them into the piles, or flinging them out of the door, smashing and crashing, to other gods who awaited them. And here, in this inferno of luggage, was White Fang deserted by the master. Or at least White Fang thought he was deserted, until he smelled out the master's canvas clothes-bags alongside of him and proceeded to mount guard over them." (London, White Fang, from Illuminate)
Which term within the text helps in comprehending the significance of the underlined word, "valises"?
(1 point)
Inferno
• Luggage
• Dream
• Brawny

Answer 9

The term within the text that helps in comprehending the significance of the underlined word "valises" is: Luggage.

"Valises" is a type of luggage or suitcase, so the context provided by the word "luggage" helps the reader understand what "valises" refers to in this passage.

Answer 10

Analyze this sentence. "Crocker just nodded despairingly and settled in for the duration: by now, he knew that could be quite a stretch." (N.A.,
Illuminate)
Which option MOST effectively clarifies the similarities or differences in meaning between the terms "stretch" and "duration"?
(1 point)
• Duration means an extended period, while stretch means a brief duration.
• Both are referring to a time frame.
Duration implies a challenging issue, whereas stretch implies an effortless one.
• Both allude to good emotions.

Answer 11

The option that MOST effectively clarifies the similarities or differences in meaning between the terms "stretch" and "duration" is: Both are referring to a time frame.

Both "duration" and "stretch" relate to time, with "duration" indicating the length of time something lasts and "stretch" suggesting an extension of that time or an expectation that it may take longer than anticipated.