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Lesson 26 · Language · Figurative language

Step 1 of 4

Find the wrong step

A tired hiker carrying a comically enormous backpack
Your lessonFigurative languageCore

The One-Ton Backpack

After a long hike, Anya says, 'My backpack weighs a ton!'

Situation
Anya is tired after hiking
Phrase
weighs a ton

Your question

What does Anya most likely mean?

Lumi’s answer: “Her backpack weighs exactly 1,000 kilograms.”

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Step 1 of 4

Find the wrong step

Find where the reasoning first breaks

Start with Step 1 and move downward. Choose the first line that stops making sense.

Later lines may be wrong too. Pick the first mistake.

Lumi’s work

These lines form one solution. Read them from top to bottom.

  1. 1

    A metric tonne is a real unit of mass.

  2. 2

    Every phrase using a real unit must be literally exact.

  3. 3

    Anya said a ton, so the pack is exactly one tonne.

  4. 4

    A crane is needed to lift it.