Question

which sentence gives an example of a simile? select the two correct answers. (1 point) when andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete. after the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker. youll be walking a tightrope if you decide to stop for lunch before the meeting. as class valedictorian, samantha was the shining star who would have her pick of colleges. gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.

Explanation:

A simile is a figure - of - speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as". The first sentence compares the feeling of picking up a textbook to a slab of concrete using "like", and the second sentence compares the hot and humid beach to the inside of a pressure cooker using "as".

Answer:

• When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete.
• After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.