Week 8, Day 2 ELA

Multiple Choice

Part A

Which represents a theme of the poem?

• That which is most important in life is often overlooked.

• Competition brings out the worst in people.

• Childhood pleasures are often short-lived and unappreciated.

• Maturity and knowledge grow with age.

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which set of lines from the poem supports the theme selected in Part A?

• "Once, the mighty waves of ocean, washed to shore, a precious pearl. Tossed it, hidden half with seaweeds, to our dingy, sordid world-" (lines 1-4)

• "On the beach, four little children, each engaged in sportive play, piling sand, or hunting seashells, idly, passed the time away." (lines 5-8)

• "Lastly came the fourth child meekly, and the precious pearl he found, joyfully, he grasped the jewel, flung his seashells to the ground." (lines 21-24)

• "Ah! how many grown up children, figuring in the play of life, in the search of gold or pastime, slight the pearl of Greatest Price." (lines 29-32)