Inferencing Quiz

Inferencing Quiz

Read each set of lines from the poem “If.” Then choose the inference that could be logically drawn from it.

"If"

“If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss”

“If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'”

“If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch”

“If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much”

Multiple Choice

“If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss”

• The speaker thinks men should be fearless and quick to recover from failure.

• The speaker thinks that men should have the discipline and strength to keep going.

• The speaker thinks that men should be humble and yet comfortable wherever they are.

• The speaker thinks men should be self-sufficient.

Multiple Choice

“If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'”

• The speaker thinks men should be fearless and quick to recover from failure.

• The speaker thinks that men should have the discipline and strength to keep going.

• The speaker thinks that men should be humble and yet comfortable wherever they are.

• The speaker thinks men should be self-sufficient.

Multiple Choice

“If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch”

• The speaker thinks men should be self-sufficient.

• The speaker thinks that men should have the discipline and strength to keep going.

• The speaker thinks men should be fearless and quick to recover from failure.

• The speaker thinks that men should be humble and yet comfortable wherever they are.

Multiple Choice

“If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much”

• The speaker thinks that men should have the discipline and strength to keep going.

• The speaker thinks men should be self-sufficient.

• The speaker thinks men should be fearless and quick to recover from failure.

• The speaker thinks that men should be humble and yet comfortable wherever they are.