Read the sentence from the passage below.
He kicked his legs and moved his arms like everyone else but instead of gliding through the water, he sank like a rock.
When the author uses the simile "sank like a rock," he/she means that when Kyle tried to swim, he sank
A.
eagerly.
B.
quickly.
C.
easily.
D.
loudly.
B. quickly.
B. quickly.
To determine the meaning of the simile "sank like a rock," we need to understand what happens to a rock when it is put in water.
A rock, when placed in water, sinks quickly and easily without any resistance. Therefore, we can infer that the author is using the simile to describe Kyle sinking rapidly and without any ability to stay afloat in the water.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. quickly.