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<span class="example">EXAMPLES</span> For each simile in <b>bold</b> print, choose the best meaning from the box. Use each word or phrase once. Then check if you are correct by rolling your mouse over each over each blank space.
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<td nowrap><font color="#00A0C1" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">sour
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quickly <br>
captures</font></td>
<td nowrap><font color="#00A0C1" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">unpleasant<br>
devastated<br>
full of conflict <br>
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<td nowrap><font color="#00A0C1" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">pain<br>
protective </font></td>
<td nowrap><font color="#00A0C1" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">awkwardly<br>
powerful <br>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>1.</b></div></td>
<td>When the baseball crashed through Mr. Perkin’s window, the children<br>
scattered <strong>like wind-blown leaves.</strong><br> <br>
<b>The children scattered:</b> <A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('quickly', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>2.</b></div></td>
<td>Jamal’s gym clothes smelled <strong>like an old mop.</strong><br>
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Jamal’s gym clothes smelled<A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('sour', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>3.</b></div></td>
<td>When Randall stepped on the sea urchins, he felt <strong>as though he
had<br>
stepped on a bed of hot ashes</strong>.<br> <br>
Randall felt<b> </b><A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('pain', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>4.</b></div></td>
<td>Gavin runs <strong>like a newborn colt.</strong><br>
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Gavin runs<b> </b><A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('awkwardly', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>5.</b></div></td>
<td><p>The look on Marcie’s face is <strong>like that of a bride stood
up at the altar.</strong><br>
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Marcie looks<A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('devastated', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>6.</b></div></td>
<td><p>Kareem and Tamara’s marriage is <strong>like a wrestling match.</strong><br>
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Kareem and Tamara’s marriage is<A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('full of conflict', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>7.</b></div></td>
<td><p>When it comes to her children, Roxanna is just <strong>as dangerous
as a mother<br>
bear.</strong><br>
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Roxanna is <A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('protective', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>8.</b></div></td>
<td><p>Roberto’s voice sounds <strong>like a piano that needs to be
tuned.</strong><br>
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Roberto’s voice is <A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('unpleasant', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>9.</b></div></td>
<td><p>Amber floated into the room <strong>like the rising moon</strong>,
and everyone gravitated<br>
toward her.<br>
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Amber has a <A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('powerful', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
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<td valign="top" nowrap><div align="right"><b>10.</b></div></td>
<td><p>Mr. Staller’s teaching style is <strong>like that of a skilled
fisherman with a net.</strong><br>
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Mr. Staller <A HREF="javascript:void(0)" ONMOUSEOVER="return overlib('captures', ABOVE, CENTER, WIDTH, 15, OFFSETY, 2);" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();" >__________</A>
his students’ attention.</p></td>
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