Interpreting Figurative Language

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Today, I took an early morning hike through the wilderness behind my home. I needed the hike to take my mind off my troubles.

As the sunlight glimmered on the horizon, songbirds warbled like a chorus of singers. The perfect morning for a hike. I headed across the meadow to the trailhead, where the edge of the wilderness meets my land. From there, I entered the dense forest, careful to stay on the trail.

After I hiked uphill for about a mile, the sound of the rushing waters of Granite Falls filled my ears. With another turn in the trial, I was on the ledge looking overlooking the falls. The sparking waters cascaded over the rocks to the stream below. A sense of pece began to fill me. I sat on the ledge in quiet meditation for a few hours, and then returned home refreshed.

This made my day.

1) In the first paragraph, what does the phrase take my mind off mean?

• A) become seperate from

• B) become distracted

• C) lose control of

• D) involve oneself in

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CCSS.RL.7.4

2) The writer compares the warble of the songbirds to

• A) a musician

• B) sunlight

• C) a chorus

• D) a melody

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

The portion of the iceberg above the water can be labeled as _______ in this visual metaphor.

a

disappointment

success

failure

discipline