"Grandma's Flapjacks"

Why does the author compare blueberries to paint in paragraph 5?

• The author uses this comparison to describe how the blueberries smelled.

• The author uses this comparison to describe how the blueberries tasted.

• The author uses this comparison to describe how the blueberries felt.

• The author uses this comparison to describe how the blueberries looked.

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What picture is the phrase "as if she were giving me the secret combination to a safe," meant to bring to the reader's mind in paragraph 11?

• Grandma is about to tell Brady something important.

• Grandma is going to unlock the pantry and let Brady go inside.

• Grandma does not know what she is going to say next.

• Grandma is unsure if she should tell Brady the secret to making pancakes.

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Why was making pancakes important to Brady?

• Brady's sister asked to have pancakes for breakfast.

• Brady's favorite food was blueberry pancakes.

• Brady enjoyed spending time with his grandma in the kitchen.

• Brady needed to know Grandma's secret in order to open his own restaurant.

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Which detail from the passage supports the fact that Brandy enjoyed spending time with his grandma in the kitchen?

• "The smell of bacon and sausage filled the air as I stumbled into the kitchen early in the morning."

• "One of my favorite things to do was to wake up early and assist her with breakfast."

• "The trick is to keep the griddle at a medium-low heat."

• "These are the best pancakes I've ever had, Grandma," I reported."

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Read this sentence from paragraph 7.

I dried my hands as fast as I could and scrambled to the table like an excited jackrabbit.

This is an example of which type of figurative language?

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

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Which detail from the passage also uses the same figurative language of a simile?

• "Well, do you want to eat pancakes or do you want to eat PANCAKES?' she joked."

• "Grandma smiled and whispered, 'Medium-low and your pancakes will glow."

• "I watched her like a hawk watches its prey."

• "She saw the gleam in my eyes."

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Which is an example of a simile?

• As usual, she spent most of her time working in the kitchen.

• I dried my hands as fast as I could and scrambled to the table like an excited jackrabbit.

• We watched the pancakes cook and waited for them to tell us they were ready by forming bubbles.

• I looked up at Grandma, eager to make my own pancakes.

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