Hi hellppp me asap with these questions plz (100 points and brainliest if alll answers are correct) 1) read the passage and then answer the question that follows. when mike adjusted his bicycle, i thought i was watching a chess game. he would stare at a part for a while before he acted. then we would wait for his opponent's response. for example, he stared for ten minutes before tightening the rear sprockets. then he rode the bike for a minute, analyzing the change in the bike's performance. at first, i thought he was too careful. now, i realize he didn't want the bicycle to become his waterloo. which is a true statement about the passage? a) it contains technical language but no analogy or allusion. b) it contains an analogy, an allusion, and technical language. c) it contains an analogy and technical language but no allusion. d) it contains an allusion and technical language but no analogy. 2) select the best description for the statement: the snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long. a) positive tone, literal b) neutral tone, literal c) positive tone, figurative d) neutral tone, figurative 3) which statement uses the denotative form of the word *snake*? a) he took my savings, the *snake*, and then seemed to totally disappear. b) the salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a *snake* to the customers. c) she moved fast like a *snake* but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice. d) the *snake* we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long. 4) which statement uses the word *snake* in a positive and figurative way? a) he took my savings, the *snake*, and then seemed to totally disappear. b) the salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a *snake* to the customers. c) she moved fast like a *snake* but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice. d) the *snake* we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long. 5) select the best description for the statement: i should start calling her pollyanna. she found a way to make me feel better about what happened, finding the good that came out of it. a) positive tone, analogy b) positive tone, allusion c) negative tone, analogy d) negative tone, allusion 6) select the best description for the statement: the salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers. a) positive tone, analogy b) positive tone, allusion c) negative tone, analogy d) negative tone, allusion 7) vocabulary specific to a certain activity is a type of a) literal language b) context language c) technical language d) figurative language 8) an implied meaning of a word is a(n) a) allusion b) metaphor c) denotation d) connotation 9) positive or negative connotation is common in a) literal language b) context language c) technical language d) figurative language 10) an allusion is a type of a) literal language b) context language c) technical language d) figurative language