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What does the word betrayed mean in the sentence below?

Tamara's best friend betrayed her when she told Tamara's secret.

• visited someone often

• acted in a disloyal way

• startled with a loud noise

• brought two people together

What does the word yearning mean in the sentence below?

After he moved, Thomas felt a yearning to see his old friends.

• desire

• dislike

• relationship

• respect

What does the word shortage mean in the sentence below?

After the drought there was a shortage of oranges.

• act of protecting

• lack of something

• system of growing

• measure of weight

What does the word seafaring mean in the sentence below?

The seafaring dog enjoyed his time on land.

• searching for an owner

• regularly traveling by sea

• preferring to live on a boat

• frequently swimming in the sea

What does the word horrified mean in the sentence below?

We were horrified to see the damage the storm caused.

• not impressed

• soaked with water

• protected from harm

• overcome with shock

Read this sentence from the passage.

A giant baby three fathoms tall—or eighteen feet!—was crawling

across the sand, crying in a voice as loud as a foghorn.

Why is the sentence above an example of hyperbole?

• because it contains a comparison

• because it contains a wild exaggeration

• because it introduces the main character

• because it uses third-person point of view

Why is Stormy disappointed when he arrives in Boston?

• It is not far enough away from the sea.

• The only job he can find is being a cabin boy.

• People recognize him and ask him for favors.

• The buildings are the same size as the ones in Cape Cod.

Which of these sentences from the passage is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• "The ship's toweing masts had to be hinged to let the sun and moon go by."

• "Sailors in every port told how he ate...a hundred gallons of whale soup for lunch."

• "Stormy felt like an outcast as he packed his trunk, hoisted it over his shoulder, and started away."

• "The vessel was so big that once, when she hit an island in the Caribbean Sea, she knocked it clear into the Gulf of Mexico!"

How do the sailors show how much they care about Stormy?

• by following him to Kansas

• by making up songs about him

• by building a huge ship for him

• by asking him to return to the sea