Question

which sentence gives an example of a simile? select the two correct answers. (1 point)
as class valedictorian, samantha was the shining star who would have her pick of colleges.
gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.
after the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.
when andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete.
youll be walking a tightrope if you decide to stop for lunch before the meeting.

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as".

• "After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker" uses "as...as" to compare the beach's hot - humid condition to a pressure cooker's inside.
• "When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete" uses "like" to compare the textbook's feel to a slab of concrete.

Answer:

After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker; When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete.