Poem
Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word russet in line 8
F blue-black water
G boats, grasses
H gold, sunburnt
J empty blue sky
H- gold, sunburnt
What is the primary purpose of paragraphs 1 and 11? F To show how the narrator’s viewpoint changes
G To frame the story with the narrator’s primary conflict
H To contrast the narrator’s opinion with Marge’s opinion
J To highlight the resolution of the narrator’s conflict
G To frame the story with the narrator’s primary conflict
Which quotation from “I Wish I Was a Poet” best reflects the speaker’s overall experience in
“Sunday Morning Early”?
F They were raggedy and kinda beat.
G Everyone kept their eyes dead on her, and the receptionist, who was awfully young and
pretty, was almost scared out of her wits.
H Yes, I dropped by to see her last night. . . .
J Sometimes there are poetry things that I see and I’d like to tell people about them in a poetry way. . . .
J Sometimes there are poetry things that I see and I’d like to tell people about them in a poetry way. . .
What message do you think the speaker in “Sunday Morning Early” and the narrator of “I Wish I Was a Poet” are trying to convey?
What does it mean by convey in this question?
To show
Their faces are indistinct in the coming darkness, their forms identical except that Uncle Coran wears a baseball glove on his left hand, while Uncle Al, who is left-handed, wears one on the right.
Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word indistinct in paragraph 4?
A man the field
B behind their brother
C in the coming darkness
D wears a baseball glove
C in the coming darkness
Read the following lines from the poem. I say, “It’s Sunday, and here we are in the church of the out-of-doors.” By using this analogy, the poet emphasizes — A the speaker’s authority as a parent
- B the importance of spending time with family
- C the speaker’s emotional vulnerability
- D the sacredness of nature
D- the sacredness of nature
In paragraph 6, what is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language?
A It highlights the old couple’s naiveté.
B It reveals the clerk’s confusion.
C It shows how reluctant the old man is to pay.
D It emphasizes the tension of the scene.
D It emphasizes the tension of the scene.
Which two actions in the selections have a similar meaning?
A Paddling identical kayaks in “Sunday Morning Early” and staying at a downtown hotel in “I Wish I Was a Poet”
B Hearing the chirring of grasshoppers in “Sunday Morning Early” and taking out the crumpled dollar bills in “I Wish I Was a Poet”
C Listening to the stillness in “Sunday Morning Early” and smelling the roses in “I Wish I Was a Poet”
D Leaning out of the boat in “Sunday Morning Early” and stringing the beans in “I Wish I Was a Poet”
C Listening to the stillness in “Sunday Morning Early” and smelling the roses in “I Wish I Was a Poet”
Why is it important when you use other work to cite them?
This is to show importance and to make sure they get credit. If it is not given it is considered as plagiarism
The word contorts means —
A twists
B shakes
C pauses
D drops
A twists
Read these lines from the poem.
A clap of thunder beyond those hills. How well sound
travels over water. . . .
The poet uses these lines to emphasize the importance of —
F truth
G listening
H power
J imagination
G- listening
Which sentence best supports the idea that the old couple is still in love after many years?
F No, they were white, and you’ve never seen such a couple in your life—a man and his wife, and they must have been in their seventies.
G Marge, he was lookin’ at her like every woman on earth dreams of bein’ looked at, and her eyes were doin’ the same thing back at him.
H They started over toward the elevator and then the old lady turned away from the man and made her way over to the receptionist’s desk.
J The couple smiled in such a dignified way, and it seemed like they hadn’t noticed a thing.
G Marge, he was lookin’ at her like every woman on earth dreams of bein’ looked at, and her eyes were doin’ the same thing back at him.
What is one difference between the speaker of “Sunday Morning Early” and the narrator of “I
Wish I Was a Poet”?
F The speaker wishes to remain quiet, while the narrator wishes to tell a story.
G The speaker tries to communicate with the daughter, while the narrator tries to exclude Marge.
H The speaker enjoys being in nature, while the narrator enjoys being indoors.
J The speaker has a pessimistic outlook, while the narrator has an optimistic one.
F The speaker wishes to remain quiet, while the narrator wishes to tell a story.
What is the correct outline for the first paragraph in our essays?
Hook, Explain, Thesis Statement
The reader can infer that George is using the promise of letting Lennie “tend the rabbits” —
A as an incentive in order to manage Lennie’s behavior
B to cheat Lennie out of his pay
C to trick Lennie into doing all the work
D as a way to convince Lennie of his sincerity
A as an incentive in order to manage Lennie’s behavior
Which line best explains why the speaker begins to speak at the end of the poem but then
stops?
A A clap of thunder beyond those hills.
B it hits me that my daughter is a young woman,
C the russet and gold of late summer’s sunburnt grasses,
D That’s the trick in life—learning to leave well enough alone.
D That’s the trick in life—learning to leave well enough alone.
By having the narrator tell the story to Marge, the author allows the reader to function as —
F a firsthand witness
G a second storyteller
H a third-party observer
J an informed participant
H a third-party observer
The mood of both selections is —
A depressing
B bittersweet
C frightening
D carefree
B bittersweet
(22) Often the person with the calculator can’t keep up with Flansburg. (23) In other words, Flansburg admits that even his own mouth sometimes has trouble keeping up with his brain!
Gina did not use an effective transition to help the reader move from sentence 22 to sentence 23. Which transition word or phrase should replace In other words?
A In fact
B Apologetically
C In the end
D As a result
A In fact
The dialogue between George and Lennie is most similar to —
F a partnership between equals
G the relationship between friends
H a partnership of strategic convenience
J the relationship between a parent and a child
J the relationship between a parent and a child
What is the most likely reason the poet ends the first stanza after line 13?
A To emphasize the poem’s central message
B To indicate a change in the poem’s setting
C To introduce new details about the poem’s speaker
D To highlight a shift in point of view
A To emphasize the poem’s central message
The author uses ellipses primarily to —
A give the story a conversational tone
B make the reader think that the story will have an unexpected ending
C indicate that the narrator is judgmental
D imply that the reader should act as a participant in the events of the story
A give the story a conversational tone
What do the daughter in “Sunday Morning Early” and Marge in “I Wish I Was a Poet” have in
common?
F They share the same point of view.
G Neither listens to what is being said.
H They share a passion for bold adventures.
J Neither has a line of dialogue.
J Neither has a line of dialogue.
(6) Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability. (7) He is known as the “human calculator.”
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?
F Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability, who is known as the “human calculator.”
G Scott Flansburg, who is known as the “human calculator,” is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability.
H Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability, he is known as the “human calculator.”
J Scott Flansburg is known as the “human calculator,” an ordinary person, and has an extraordinary ability.
G Scott Flansburg, who is known as the “human calculator,” is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability.
Name the short story we read about hunting humans.
Most Dangerous Game