Reading Plus. 6C. Point of view(Lesson 1)

Reading Plus. 6C. Point of view(Lesson 1)

Multiple Choice

Read these paragraphs and answer the questions that follow.

She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song, which someone was singing, reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves. (From The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin)

The mood in this paragraph can best be described as

• A. pleasant.

• . B. serious.

• C. cautious.

• D. amusing.

Open Ended

She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song, which someone was singing, reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves. (From The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin)

Which words or phrases in the paragraph above support your answer in Question 1?

Multiple Choice

She found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof. There were doors all ’round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again. (From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)

3. The mood in this paragraph can best be described as

• A. excited.

• B. funny.

• C. mysterious.

• D. ridiculous.

Open Ended

She found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof. There were doors all ’round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again. (From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll)

4. Which words or phrases in the paragraph above support your answer in Question 3?

Multiple Choice

His rooms were brilliantly lit, and, even as I looked up, I saw his tall, spare figure pass twice in a dark silhouette against the blind. He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him. To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story. He was at work again. (From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

5. The mood in this paragraph can best be described as

• A. confused and unsure.

• B. thoughtful and methodical.

• C. joyful and energetic.

• D. unorganized and hurried.

Open Ended

His rooms were brilliantly lit, and, even as I looked up, I saw his tall, spare figure pass twice in a dark silhouette against the blind. He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him. To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story. He was at work again. (From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

6. Which words or phrases in the paragraph above support your answer in Question 5?

Multiple Choice

The front door, which had neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and stained. Passersby snuck into the recess and struck matches on the panels. Children kept shop upon the steps. More than one schoolboy had scratched his initials on the moldings. For close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their damages. (From The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson)

7. The mood in this paragraph can best be described as

• A. welcoming and appealing.

• B. protective and guarded.

• C. gloomy and decaying.

• D. calm and restful.

Open Ended

The front door, which had neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and stained. Passersby snuck into the recess and struck matches on the panels. Children kept shop upon the steps. More than one schoolboy had scratched his initials on the moldings. For close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their damages. (From The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson)

8. Which words or phrases in the paragraph above support your answer in Question 7?

Multiple Choice

Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart, and if the heart was young, the music issued at the lips. (From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain)

9. The mood in this paragraph can best be described as

• A. doubtful.

• B. graceful.

• C. powerful.

• D. cheerful.

Open Ended

Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart, and if the heart was young, the music issued at the lips. (From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain)

10. Which words or phrases in the paragraph above support your answer in Question 9?

Multiple Choice

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mr. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so somber, and a rain so penetrating, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question. (From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)

1. The mood in this paragraph can best be described as

• A. disappointed.

• B. satisfied.

• C. agreeable.

• D. questionable.

Open Ended

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mr. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so somber, and a rain so penetrating, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question. (From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)

12. Which words or phrases in the paragraph above support your answer in Question 11?