Question

read the source of the allusion.
in a well - known folktale, chicken little is accidentally hit by something and jumps to the conclusion that the sky is falling and that she must spread the news of imminent disaster.
what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
the weather forecast called for clear skies, making my grandfather look like chicken little.
a person who is slow to adapt to unexpected changes
a person who greets trouble with a cheery disposition
a person who spreads alarming news of imminent disaster

Explanation:

First, we analyze the source of the allusion: Chicken Little jumps to the conclusion that the sky is falling and spreads news of imminent disaster after a minor incident. Now, looking at the sentence, the weather forecast is for clear skies, but the grandfather is compared to Chicken Little. We need to match the allusion's meaning to the options. The first option is about adapting to change, which doesn't fit. The second is about greeting trouble cheerfully, which also doesn't match. The third option, "a person who spreads alarming news of imminent disaster", matches Chicken Little's action of spreading disaster news (even though the forecast is clear, implying the grandfather might have been spreading false/over - alarming news like Chicken Little).

Answer:

a person who spreads alarming news of imminent disaster