Day 2 Reading

Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.

The main purpose of paragraph 7 and 8 is to –

The author wrote this selection most likely to tell the reader that –

In what way does Chu stay aware of Dusty’s activities?

Which sentence expresses the main idea of paragraph 2?

In paragraph 1, the word culprit means someone who is –

What does the information presented in the selection suggest about how people view Dusty’s actions?

The reader can infer that Chu is concerned about Dusty’s habit because she –

Which of these best summarizes the selection?

The reader can infer that the author’s attitude toward Dusty is one of –

Based on the photograph, the reader can tell that Dusty –

Read this passage. Then answer questions 1-4.

How is this article mainly organized?

How is this article mainly organized?

According to the passage, Gilbert believed that toys

Which of these facts proves that Gilbert was a talented athlete?

Read this passage and answer the questions that follow.

Why did Alejandra and her friends start their own theater group in the middle school?

What has made Alejandra feel more confident?

According to the passage, why do some people guess that Alejandra is an art major rather than a drama major at school?

Alejandra’s main advice to others would probably be to

According to the article, living on or near a Native American reservation made it difficult for Nadia

The information under the subheading “Hoop Dreams” is mainly

Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

THIS LIFE

Lines 1 through 4 establish the grandmother’s

The figurative language in lines 9 and 10 highlights the grandmother’s

Which phrase from the poem clarifies the narrators statement in line 30?

The personification in lines 32 and 33 emphasize the grandmother’s

The overall tone of the poem can best be described as

The images in lines 6 through 12 creates a sense of

In the context of the poem as a whole, lines 24 through 26 present

Lines 32 through 36 most clearly reflect the players’

In the context of the poem as a whole, the mythological allusions best reflect the players’ sense of being

Which quotation best reflects a central idea of the poem?

This poem, by Emily Dickinson, is a sort of riddle. Depending on your life experiences, the answer may be immediately clear, or it may very well not be. Look closely for clues in the language.

Who or what is the Fellow in this poem?

The phrases Without a tighter breathing I And Zero at the bone most nearly indicates

The phrases Nature’s People means

The speaker of this poem is most likely

What attitude does the speaker reveal by using the word merely in the second line?

What characterizes the period of life represented by the soldier?

What is the main idea of this poem?

Death is to be feared

The poet uses the words merely (line 2) and mere (line 20)

Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.

Which of these ideas is emphasized by the simile in line 7 and 8?

Read the line from the poem.

“Cold silence fell across the land.”

What does the line most likely mean?

Which line from the poem best supports the inference that the first humans on the Moon were explorers approaching a new frontier?

How does the point of view in the poem influence how the landing on the Moon is described?

Which theme is best supported by the speaker’s description of the first landing on the Moon?

Which lines from the poem best supports the answer in question 14?

How does the writer characterize the man’s life

What does the poet mean by ‘doesn’t have season enough to have a season for every purpose’?

What technique does the poet use extensively in stanza 2?

The poet describes man’ s soul as seasoned and body as amateur. What does he mean by distinction?

What is the main idea of the last stanza?