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"The Airport"-Figurative Language Practice

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5 questions

Read the following story.

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Question 3

3.

What does the simile in line 3 tell the reader about the type of person Jason is?

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Question 1

1.

Read the metapor in line 2 ("This place is a zoo."). What word could replace the word "zoo" without changing the meaning and effect of the metaphor?

airport

circus

busy

restaurant

Question 2

2.

What is being compared in the simile in line 3?

travelers and a puppy

obedient and followed

Jason and travellers

Jason and a puppy

Question 4

4.

The simile in line 6 compares the security guard to Mr. T. What does this simile tell the reader about the security guard?

Question 5

5.

The personification in line 7 implies (tells the reader) that they conveyor belt is (if you don't know what a conveyor belt is, look it up)...

broken

slow

shiny

making noises