Question 10 Read the following excerpt from Paragraph 2 of the passage.
"They were like popcorn kernels," Lin tells me, "popping up all over the general area."Then,
suddenly, the popping stopped
The figurative language in these lines conveys a sense of
А
confidence
B
disbelief
С
disappointment
D
alarm

D. Alarm

Explanation:

Imagine a scenario where a couple of kids are playing around, running wild and all of a sudden they hear heavy foot studs, they are all quiet, all eyes fixed to the doorway trying to know who would come in.

The characters are alarmed because of a particular action that occured for their previous action, ('popping') to stop.

Imagine "Lord of the Flies" with an adult coming in when they were having their frenzied hunting game. The moment they killed Simon

they were expected to behave as the adults in their chores, and at church. they couldn't express their emotion because it was a offence to their family. they rarely played with toys or games because they were saw as distractions. boys were expected to fish, hunt work at carpentry and crafts, while girls should cook, wash, clean and sue. they learned to read because they should read the bible.

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two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.