M-STEP Grade 6 ELA Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test Of Educational Progress Grade 6 English Language Arts Exam

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Read the excerpt from 'Shadows on Lake Superior': 'The waves crashed against the bow with thunderous booms, spraying icy mist over the starboard deck. Above, gray storm clouds churned like a dark cauldron, swallowing the remaining rays of afternoon sunlight.' Why does the author use the phrase 'churned like a dark cauldron'?

To describe the warmth and comfort of a hot soup being prepared. To explain how sailors cook meals during severe lake storms. To create a sense of dramatic, brewing danger in the darkening weather. To show that the clouds were moving slowly and predictably.

Correct Answer:

To create a sense of dramatic, brewing danger in the darkening weather.

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