His behaviour pleases me in passive voice

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Preview the following sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. the brain was riddled with holes, it looked like a sponge. a. bridled c. perforated b. pierced d. b and c select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return

Which of these phrases is an example of understatement?