Writing an Informative Essay about the Immigrant Experience — Unit test
Question 11 • * SY2025-26 - 1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 Sem 1 CR
Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.The officers of the ship . . . went striding up and down the decks shouting orders and directions and driving the immigrants before them. Scowling and gesturing, they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding us into separate groups as though we were animals. A few moments later we came to our dock, and the long journey was over.
Answer
A
striding up and down decks
B
shouting orders and directions
C
herding us into separate groups
D
as though we were animals
Explanation
The phrase “as though we were animals” compares the immigrants to animals using “as though,” making it a simile. It emphasizes how roughly and disrespectfully the officers treated them.
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