MCAP Grade 4 ELA Practice Questions - Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program English Language Arts - Grade 4 Exam

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Read this sentence from the passage: 'The heavy iron container felt like lead, and the wind shook the lantern room glass.' What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'felt like lead', and what does it mean?

A simile comparing the container's weight to lead using the word 'like', showing how extremely heavy it felt to Caleb. A metaphor directly stating that the container turned into actual solid lead metal. Personification giving human feelings to the iron container. An exaggeration stating that the container was weightless.

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A simile comparing the container's weight to lead using the word 'like', showing how extremely heavy it felt to Caleb.

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