Answer:
D). "The ocean-moon word pair reminded me of the tide."
Explanation:
As per the question, the explanation that a participant would least likely to give would be that 'the word pair ocean-moon reminded me of the tide' as it has no affiliations to participants' prior experiences or emotions with the given word-pair. People usually tend to relate words according to their feelings or previous experiences affiliated to a particular word. Accordingly, the other options are either directly or indirectly associated to a particular emotion or experience. Thus, <u>option D</u> would be the correct answer.
1. <span>A. strength
The simile that likens his shoulders to a full sail shows the force that must be exerted to plough the field. A "globed" sail would be rounded because of the powerful winds blowing against it. Just as the wind's, resistance is transformed into something useful by moving the boat forwards; his father's exertion transforms the land into fields that grow crops of food. While ploughing the land in this way would certainly require knowledge and skill, the simile does not refer to these qualities.
2. </span><span>D. "Mapping the furrow exactly"
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Reference to the father's expertise is indicated by his "mapping the furrow" and doing so "exactly."
<span>The excerpt suggests that Johnson’s work is significant because it reflects an exhaustive study of its words.
In the excerpt above, Johnson says that he used many methods in order to compile this dictionary - he read a lot of books, used his experience, and used many analogies for readers to connect words and their meanings on their own. A is incorrect because that's not the point of a dictionary; B is incorrect because he doesn't even mention other dictionaries; D is incorrect because a dictionary cannot only list obscure words.
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