Determine Figurative Word Meanings Practice Test
•8 QuestionsRead the passage.
(Paragraph 1) Maya followed the trail into Pine Ridge Park, where the tall trees stood close together. Their tops brushed the sky, and the air smelled like clean rain.
(Paragraph 2) The forest was a cathedral, quiet and high above her head. Sunlight slid through the branches in thin stripes, and Maya lowered her voice without thinking.
(Paragraph 3) A squirrel darted across the path, fast as a tossed pebble. Maya laughed, but her excitement was a drumbeat in her chest as she searched for the hidden creek.
(Paragraph 4) When she finally heard water, relief washed over her like cool lemonade on a hot day. She hurried toward the sound, ready to fill her bottle and head back.
In paragraph 2, the author writes, “The forest was a cathedral.” What does this mean in the passage?
Read the passage.
(Paragraph 1) Maya followed the trail into Pine Ridge Park, where the tall trees stood close together. Their tops brushed the sky, and the air smelled like clean rain.
(Paragraph 2) The forest was a cathedral, quiet and high above her head. Sunlight slid through the branches in thin stripes, and Maya lowered her voice without thinking.
(Paragraph 3) A squirrel darted across the path, fast as a tossed pebble. Maya laughed, but her excitement was a drumbeat in her chest as she searched for the hidden creek.
(Paragraph 4) When she finally heard water, relief washed over her like cool lemonade on a hot day. She hurried toward the sound, ready to fill her bottle and head back.
In paragraph 2, the author writes, “The forest was a cathedral.” What does this mean in the passage?