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The speaker’s frequent comparisons between herself and her sister best emphasize — A. how talented the speaker’s sister is B. how incapable the speaker feels C. how much the speaker has improved as a student D. how much the speaker wants to be like her sister
B. how incapable the speaker feels
Select two examples of figurative language from the selection. A. then wait for my brilliance / to light up the classroom B. We are allowed / to take out seven books each. C. Words from books curl around each other D. No one is there to say, Not that book, E. only my name / comes quickly.
A, C
A- then wait for my brilliance / to light up the classroom
C- Words from books curl around each other
What mood does the following quote convey? When I speak, / the words come pouring out of me.
(“writing #1,” lines 2–3) A. Hopeful B. Depressing
A. Hopeful
What mood does the following quote convey? until there is nothing but pink / bits of eraser and a hole now (“writing #1,” lines 13–14) A. Hopeful B. Depressing
B. Depressing
What mood does the following quote convey? and begin searching for brilliance / at another desk.
(“the other woodson,” lines 54–55) A. Hopeful B. Depressing
B. Depressing
What mood does the following quote convey? On those days, / no one complains / that all I want are
picture books. (“stevie and me,” lines 78–80) A. Hopeful B. Depressing
A. Hopeful
The last three lines of the poem “when i tell my family” show that the speaker — A. is better at writing stories than telling them B. considers becoming a teacher or a lawyer C. plans to be a writer regardless of what others say D. wants to write stories about her school and family
C. plan to be a writer regardless of what others say
When I speak, / the words come pouring out of me. The story / wakes up and walks all over the room. Which idea does the figurative language in the sentences best express? A. Making up stories often gets the speaker into trouble. B. Writing stories is part of the speaker’s family traditions. C. Sharing stories with others is enjoyable to the speaker. D. Telling made-up stories aloud comes easily to the speaker.
D. Telling made-up stories aloud comes easily to the speaker
But as I bend over my composition notebook, / only my name / comes quickly. How does the sentence contribute to the poem “writing #1”? A. It introduces the speaker. B. It adds imagery. C. It describes the setting. D. It establishes the conflict.
D. It establishes the conflict
What is the most likely reason the author tells her memoir in verse, not prose? A. To reflect the way people often recall memories B. To describe several events from her childhood C. To tell about the events of her life in order D. To emphasize the setting and characters
A. To reflect the way people often recall memories
In contrast to the poem “the other woodson,” the poem “reading” shows how the speaker — A. struggles in school B. wants to be a writer C. behaves and thinks like her sister D. feels pride in being different from her sister
D. feels pride in being different from her sister
I’d never have believed / that someone who looked like me / could be in the pages of the book / that someone who looked like me / had a story. Which three elements of a memoir is this sentence an example of? A. Formal tone B. Informal tone C. First-person point of view D. Third-person point of view E. Insight into personal important moment F. Insight into the impact of a historical event
BCE
B- Informal; C- First-person POV; E- Insight into personal important moment
In the poem “late autumn,” the speaker changes from feeling —
A. fascinated to bored B. frustrated to hopeful C. confident to discouraged D. misunderstood to beloved
C. Confident to discouraged