- In Passage 2, line 36, the narrator describes Nigel’s smile as a
graveyard of yellow sincerity.What figure of speech is the narrator
employing?
a. onomatopoeia
b.simile
c. personification
d.alliteration
e.metaphor - Together, these two passages illustrate the idea that
a. the reality of two seemingly similar situations can often be
extremely different.
b.boating is a very dangerous pastime.
c. dreams sometimes fall very short of reality.
d.Plymouth is much nicer than New York.
e.hard work pays off in the end. - The word berth,found in Passage 1, line 31 and Passage 2, line 39
most nearly means
a. a sailor’s hometown.
b.the sleeping quarters aboard a boat.
c. the kitchen aboard a boat.
d.the bathroom aboard a boat.
e.the lower deck of a boat.
Answers
- b.The author’s tone in this passage could only be described as
light-hearted.The subject of the passage itself is not of a particu-
larly serious nature, and the author’s deduction in lines 21–23
that watching a sport on television would technically character-
ize couch potatoes as athletes is humorous and subtly mocks
those who would argue over what is a “true” sport. - e.Vigorous,as it is used in the passage, is an adjective that
describes an activity carried out forcefully or energetically. In
other words, a vigorous activity requires a physical exertion(line
11) that would cause one tobreak a sweat(line 12). This type of
activity is best described as strenuous, choice e.- d.Cheerleading(choice a), skiing(choice b), race car driving(choice
c), and gymnastics(choice e) are all strenuous activities that
require good hand-eye coordination and run the risk of injury.