Question

1. which of these sentences contains a simile?

a the pile of papers was as big as a mountain.
b the pile of papers made a mountain.
c the pile of papers was a mountain.
d the pile of papers was mountainous.

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as". Option A uses "as...as" to compare the size of the paper pile to a mountain. Option B describes the paper pile forming a mountain (no comparison word). Option C is a metaphor (directly says the paper pile is a mountain, no comparison word). Option D uses an adjective "mountainous" to describe the paper pile, not a simile.

Answer:

A. The pile of papers was as big as a mountain.