Read the paragraph below:

Wattana, a Bornean orangutan, was born in a Belgian zoo in 1995. Her mother refused to care for her, so she was transferred to a German zoo specializing in baby great apes. As an infant, Wattana was fascinated when the zookeepers tied their shoes and taught herself how to tie knots. When Belgian author Chris Herzfeld met Wattana in a Paris zoo, she was thoroughly impressed with the orangutan's knot-tying abilities. Herzfeld wanted to share Wattana's story and the stories of other great apes living in zoos. Thus, Herzfeld wrote Wattana, a book that provides an intimate look at great apes living in captivity.

Cause: Herzfeld wanted to draw attention to primates in captivity

What is the effect?

Simile or Personification:

Bright were his eyes like live coals, as he gave me a sideways glance.

Simile or Personification: A year has gone, as the tortoise goes, heavy plotting;

Personification or Simile: Thunder grumbled and raindrops reported for duty.

Simile or Personification: I overheard the streets talking about you.

Context Clues:

Read the passage. Then select the antonym of the word in bold.

"Don't be so conspicuous!" Detective Abby Larson said when her partner peered out the open car window with binoculars pressed to his face. "We need to stay hidden." As he subject of their investigation walked down the street, Abby adjusted the angle of the camera on her sunglasses and snapped some photographs.

Context Clues: Read the passage. then select the synonym of the word in bold.

Waiting for the meeting to start, Kimi did her best to disguise her anxiety. As the lead audio engineer, she felt pressured to dissemble any negative emotions, hoping to inspire confidence in the rest of her team.

Context Clue: What is the meaning of the boldfaced word?

During the winter, road crews often put salt on the roads after a snow storm. They want to keep the roads safe by getting rid of the ice quickly. so they put the salt on the roads to hasten the melting of the ice. The salt works by lowering the temperature at which water will freeze. Pure water turns to ice at 32 degrees. Salty water doesn't freeze until it reaches a lower temperature. So even if it's 20 degrees outside, the salty water won't turn to ice.

The company was aiming to _____ profits.

Matthew had a choice of _____ hats to choose from.

All happy families _______ on another.

She has the _____ to be a good leader.

Amy _____(ed) with her basketball coach to let her play, despite the fact that she missed practice.

Marcus shows he _____(s) for his wife by buying her flowers.

Everybody was _____, that the daredevil was able to jump 20 school buses on his motorcycle.

However, it is possible that there is a more interesting issue_____(ing) in the shadows here.

The superglue may not create a _____ with some plastics.