Writing an Analysis that Compares Two Genres — Unit test
Question 30 • Language Arts 8 - ELA3008 IC
Read the sentence from “Broken Chain.”The next day he spent his lawn-mowing money on a new shirt and, with a pocketknife, scooped the moons of dirt from under his fingernails.The descriptive language shows that
Answer
A
Alfonso's fingernails are white.
B
the dirt has a curved shape.
C
Alfonso gets very dirty at work.
D
lawn mowing is a profitable job.
Explanation
The phrase “moons of dirt” compares the dirt under Alfonso’s fingernails to small crescent moons. This shows that the dirt has a curved shape, so choice B is correct.
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