Day 2 Reading

The word “defaced” (line2) suggests that the narrator is

The description in lines 3 through 6 creates a mood of

The metaphor in lines 8 through 10 suggests that

The words “uncenter” (line 13) and “unhumanize” (line 14) suggest that people should

The narrator implies that humans are

The description of the pears in lines 1 through 11 helps to illustrate the

The word “sating” as used in line 31 is closest in meaning to

The narrator’s conflict in lines 36 through 42 is resolved through

The narrator in the poem can best be described as

The speaker’s attitude toward Joan Benoit seems to be one of

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

Read the dictionary entry.

Which definition best matches the way the word afford is used in line 4?

What process is the poet describing when she uses the words “I remove its muddy shoes and rearrange the pillows” in lines 21 and 22?

The title of the poem is effective because it suggests that the speaker –

What do the contrasting images in lines 17 through 22 suggest?

The poet uses lines 1 through 6 to establish that –

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

The poet begins the last three stanzas with the word “I” in order to –

From the speaker’s experience, the reader can learn that –

The poet’s use of sensory language in line 27 is intended to help the reader –

Which line from the poem best suggests that the speaker feels a sense of happiness about having the desk?

The poet uses the last line of the poem to –

What does the cock crow symbolize?

What is the woman’s emotion as she stands on the bridge looking back at the lit house?

The imaginary door symbolizes:

What does the phrase ‘too brief illusion’ mean?

What is the persona’s sentiment at the start of the poem?

What the poet mean by ‘sought to borrow / From my books surcease of sorrow’?

What does the raven symbolize?

What is the primary emotion of the following lines:

“Lenore?”

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!” – 

Merely this and nothing more.?

What does the word fiend mean?

What is the effect of the repetition of ‘nevermore’?

Read the next two selections. Then choose the best answer to each question.

Use “Persevering Plants” and “The Cure for Concrete” to answer questions 31-22.

What is one problem presented about bioconcrete that is not presented about endophyte fungi?

What is one difference between Rodriguez’s endophyte mixture and the bacteria in Jonkers’ products?

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

Gist memory” occurs when the brain –

In paragraph 6, the word prevalent means –

What example of “attentional saturation” does the author provide in the selection?

Which sentence from the selection suggests that companies may want to reconsider their approach to branding their products?

The author mentions common name brands in the first paragraph most likely to –

What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

How does the author organize the selection?

According to paragraph 6, people are most likely to buy a product when they –

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

In paragraph 13, “a nightlight offering comfort from a bad dream” means that the light makes the boys feel –

Why is it important to the story that Nathan and Alex go to the break room for gum?

What is paragraph 18 mainly about?

What is the best summary of the story?

Which sentence shows how the brothers feel when their father explains what they really saw in the hallway?

Read this passage. Then answer questions 46 – 50.

This passage is mostly about a girl who

According to the passage, what do the narrator’s mother and Geneva have in common?

The narrator feels happy when she watches Geneva use sign language. Which sentence best supports why she like watching Geneva sign?

What is the most likely reason the narrator’s mother has learned sign language?

If she spends more time with Geneva, the narrator will most likely