In Reading Informational Texts
14. The evidence in paragraph 12 of "Scratching the Surface of Mars" that supports that life existed on Mars in the form of water is <em>D.</em> "The purpose of this experiment was to create sparks that could be analyzed by a few light-splitting spectrometers to determine the rock's chemical makeup."
15. Jolly Roger in the title of the article, "Battling the Digital Jolly Roger", is an example of <em>D. Allusion to the pirate flag</em>. Jolly Roger is the English name for the flag that identified pirate ships. An allusion is a figure of speech that makes reference to something, in this case the pirates or the pirate flag.
Answer:
Alliteration- The thundering thunder storm thrashed near our home.
Onamonapia- BOOM! Goes the thunder storm outside our house.
Metaphor- The sky was made with that thunderstorm.
Hyperbole- I could hear that storm from 5 miles away.
Personification- The storm howled in the night.
Sorry that these are so obvious/kind of boring, this was the best I could do so I would not keep you waiting.
Hope this helps :)
Tamil Nadu, June 18, 2020.
Bachi
To the Editor.
Dear Editor,
Bearing in mind the importance of preserving the nature and the natural wealth of our city, as well as the economic importance that our rivers present, I would like to emphasize the importance of publicizing the national movement on the cleaning of the Ganga River.
As we know, the Ganga River is one of the most important rivers in our community, which unfortunately has been suffering from the effects of pollution and inappropriate waste disposal. The river, besides being part of the daily life of our citizens and being an important natural resource for our community, offers countless economic activities that can help our people to have a better quality of life.
With the objective of reducing the amount of garbage in these rivers, we created the national movement on the cleaning of the Ganga River, where we collected economic resources to revert the state of pollution of the river and to seek volunteers to help us in this mission.
As we know of your magazine's commitment to the preservation of natural resources and the well-being of the community, we believe that this is the right place for this movement to be disseminated and shared. For this reason, I am writing this letter to find out if you allow your magazine to participate in this noble mission.
graciously
Ted Bachi.
Director-General of the National Movement on the Cleaning of the Ganga River
Answer:
The author's use of simile:
B. It helps the reader visualize the increased number of exoplanets discovered.
Explanation:
A simile is a figure of speech used with the intention of making a comparison - stating a similarity - between two different things. A simile needs help of words such as "as" or "like".
In the text, the discovery of planets and exoplanets was compared to billiard balls in a pool game. First, discovering planets was similar to a regular game, in which it is easy to see and count the balls. But, <u>as more and more exoplanets were discovered, scientists could no longer run tally.</u> That is why it was like a pool player making a big, smashing break: planets, like the billiard balls, were everywhere. The text moves on the describe it as an <u>"inordinate number"</u>. Therefore, <u>we can say safely say the simile is being used to help the reader visualize the increased number of exoplanets discovered.</u>
C. The correct sentence would be 'It was very embarrassing for me to admit that I didn't know how to tie my shoes'.
