Some strategies I would use would be using lots of detail, colorful words, imagery, figurative language, metaphors,similies. Make you reader see what's happening instead of just reading it. Make them feel something.
        
             
        
        
        
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A diagram
Explanation:
It is pointing out the different features which is what a diagram does. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
C. He is laid back 
being laid back has no negative connotation. 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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Explanation:
 #1 Taking tests is a part of life. ... State testing is a critical annual academic checkup to make sure student learning is on track. #2 Graduation exams provide an important measure of basic skills
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
It is a simile, because the author used the words (like) and (a), those are always hints that it is a simile.