Reading Test Prep - Poem & Passage

Read the poem

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Multiple Choice

The reader can conclude that

the speaker is -

• very upset

• a young boy

• happy with his parents

• not sure about love

Multiple Choice

Which line from the poem best

expresses the speaker’s feelings

for his Valentine?

• This is a valentine for you.

• And then she made this valentine

• And then she kissed me lots of

  times.

• And cried about you, and - that’s

  all.

Multiple Choice

What does the poet mean in

lines 11 and 12?

• No one can part love.

• His love may be stronger.

• His love is unbreakable.

• Love is unstoppable.

Multiple Choice

How does the father feel about

his son’s love?

• He is too young to know love.

• He has a true love like him.

• He does not understand love.

• He is not really in love.

Read the passage

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Multiple Choice

The author’s main purpose for

writing this article is to -

• question the normal tradition

• compare love and Valentine’s Day

• explain the flaws in love

• criticize the giving of gifts

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include the

story about the husband and wife?

• to connect with the reader

• to change the reader’s mind

• to better explain

• to add some humor

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of

essence?

• the nature of something

• how you understand something

• the feeling of a person

• to change your opinion

Multiple Choice

The reader can infer that the

author -

• does not give any gifts

• believes there is more to love

• hates Valentine’s Day

• will not get his wife flowers