Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Joe had a very big supper. When he asked for a piece of bread and butter at bedtime, his mother said, "I've never seen anyone eat so much. You are always as hungry as _______."

• A. a lark
• B. a wolf
• C. a bee
• D. a horse
• E. a mouse

Answer 1

The correct option is B a wolf

Option B is the correct answer because 'as hungry as a wolf' is the correct usage of the simile which means very hungry.

Options A, C, D and E are incorrect because these are incorrect usages of the similes.