Question

1. “maybe you should hit the hay early tonight,” said her father. “get your thoughts together and see how you feel tomorrow.”
2. that night, evangeline dreamed of a heavy rainstorm. she was standing in the basement of her home, up to her knees in water, watching books and papers float around her. the computer shorted out, and there were blue sparks and flames all around.
3. when she woke up that morning, she immediately dashed down the stairs to the basement, but the floor was dry. she used the computer to check the weather; no rain in the forecast at all! still, the dream was so vivid that she dragged the computer to the first floor and brought up her video games and favorite books.
4. at breakfast, she told her family. “there may be a lot of rain today, so you should get stuff out of the basement in case it floods.”

10 “evangeline there is no chance of rain for the next three
reread paragraph 6. what is the meaning of the phrase “hit the hay” as it is used in this paragraph?
click or tap the correct answer.
a go to the barn
b take a walk
c go to sleep
d eat dinner

Explanation:

The phrase "hit the hay" is an idiom. In the context of the father's advice to "hit the hay early tonight" and "get your thoughts together and see how you feel tomorrow", it implies going to sleep. The other options (go to the barn, take a walk, eat dinner) do not fit the context of getting rest and preparing for the next day as well as "go to sleep" does.

Answer:

C. go to sleep