How far away they are from each other
I don’t really think so, as an oxymoron is two contradictory words put together. Eg The living death, a small crowd or bittersweet.
Plain and Surprise are not necessarily contradictory.
I think that there is an error in the answer options.
Rather than farmer:microscope, it should be scientist:microscope.
A librarian is a person who handles tangible objects of the job.
Likewise, a scientist is a person who handles the tangible object of a microscope.
Answer: B) Scientist: Microscope
The best paraphrase for the first paragraph is:
"After school, Jade tells her cousin Karla to try out for the step team"
This is mainly what the first paragraph is concerned with.