General Information
Related Benchmarks:
LA.5.2.1.7
Reporting Category: Literary Analysis
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The sample item below is based on TheGreatGardenExperiment.pdf
Read the sentence from the passage.
We stared at the zucchini patch. An army of green monsters gleamed in the sun.
Why does the author compare the zucchini patch to an army of green monsters?
Answer Options:
A. to indicate the large size and number of the zucchinis
B. to suggest that the zucchinis are growing in the wrong place
C. to express disappointment in the appearance of the zucchini patch
D. to imply how colorful and shiny the zucchini patch looks in the daytime
B. to suggest that the zucchinis are growing in the wrong place
C. to express disappointment in the appearance of the zucchini patch
D. to imply how colorful and shiny the zucchini patch looks in the daytime
Answer Key:
A
Item Context:
Figurative Language