Answer:
It looks like a simile is used, "dry as a biscuit,". It's comparing how dry something is to how dry a biscuit is.
I'm not sure about the rest, because I don't have context clues, but it looks like that's the only figurative language.
Answer:
C) frantic
Explanation:
The tone of this excerpt means that something is connected with fear and anxiety. The frantic refers to an uncontrolled way of behaving due to fear, anxiety and worrying.
In this excerpt, the mother is frantic because of her cognition that her child is dead. Her words are directed to disbelieving that her child is no longer alive. The frantic tone is emphasized in short words, evoking and hurry to find out the truth.
Explanation:
The human body needs water for the day to day survival. We may be able to survive without any food for a whole week but without water, we won't even survive for 3 days. Moreover, our body itself comprises of 70% water. This, in turn, helps our body to function normally. (1) Water is essential for our life, and there is no life without water on earth. (2) We get water from many sources like rivers, groundwater (wells), rain, etc. (3) We use water for drinking, cooking food, cleaning, and many other purposes. (4) Water is useful to grow plants and for agricultural life to get food. Hope it helps.
