Question

tina stood at the top of her staircase with an imaginary microphone in her hand. her blond hair was a silk sheet flowing down her back. tinas dream was to one day become a famous singer. when she was alone in the house, she would often stand at the top of the stairs and pretend the she was making her grand entrance onto a concert stage. with her eyes shining like diamonds, tina took a few steps down the stairs and began singing at the top of her lungs. for her, there were a million people at the bottom of the stairs screaming her name. as she continued singing, her voice grew louder. tina did not even hear the front door open or see her parents walk in with bags of groceries hanging from their hands. \hey miss superstar, come help us unload the groceries,\ tinas dad said. tinas eyes flew open, and red roses appeared on her cheeks. although tina wanted to be a famous singer one day, she was shy about singing in front of other people—including her parents. she felt like a rabbit wanting to find a burrow to crawl into, but she managed to muster up the strength to look at her parents and to go to the car to carry in the rest of the groceries. for her, there were a million people at the bottom of the stairs screaming her name. what is the meaning of the underlined phrase in this sentence from the passage? a. there were people singing along. b. the people were loud and yelling. c. there was a large number of people. d. the people had a lot of money.

Explanation:

The phrase "a million people" is used figuratively to emphasize a large - number of people. It doesn't imply they are singing along, have a lot of money, but rather that there is a large crowd. "Screaming" implies loud yelling.

Answer:

B. The people were loud and yelling.