Question

1. read the sentence. it was saturday, or titee would have been in school—the big yellow school on marigny street, where he went every day when its bell boomed nine oclock. which type of figurative language is boomed? a. hyperbole b. idiom c. metaphor d. onomatopoeia 9. read the sentence. idle, lazy, dirty, troublesome boy, she called him, to herself, as day by day wore on, and titee improved not, but let his whole class pass him on its way to a higher grade. which of these has the opposite meaning of troublesome? a. difficult b. agreeable c. hardworking d. clumsy 10. read the sentence. moreover, he was always hungry, and would eat in school before the half - past ten intermission, thereby losing much good play - time for his voracious appetite. which of these best explains the meaning of voracious? a. obvious for anyone to see b. feeling satisfied from having enough to eat c. eating or wanting large quantities of food d. wanting more time to play 11. read the sentence. but there was nothing in natural history that titee didnt know. which type of figurative language does the sentence contain? a. hyperbole b. simile c. personification d. idiom 12. read the sentence. he could dissect a butterfly or a mosquito - hawk and describe their parts as accurately as a spectacled student with a scalpel and microscope could talk about a cadaver. what does the simile suggest about titee? a. titee wants to study anatomy. b. titee collects butterflies and mosquito - hawks. c. titee is observant and knowledgeable about nature. d. titee is observant and knowledgeable about the human body.

Explanation:

• Question 8: "boomed" imitates the sound of the school - bell, so it is onomatopoeia.
• Question 9: "troublesome" means causing difficulty or annoyance. "agreeable" means pleasant or easy - to - get - along - with, which is the opposite.
• Question 10: "voracious" means having a very eager approach to eating or wanting large quantities of food.
• Question 11: Saying there is "nothing in natural history that Titee didn't know" is an exaggeration, so it is hyperbole.
• Question 12: The simile compares Titee's ability to describe the parts of a butterfly or mosquito - hawk to a student's ability to talk about a cadaver, suggesting Titee is observant and knowledgeable about nature.

Answer:

1. D. onomatopoeia
2. B. agreeable
3. C. eating or wanting large quantities of food
4. A. hyperbole
5. C. Titee is observant and knowledgeable about nature.