ELAPractice

1. Use the strategy of context clues to determine the BEST definition for pate in line (15).

• Bedside
• Dinner
• Head
• Mule

Which kind of figurative language do the selected phrase:
'Farming father's dingy hat,'
'like his fallen father had,' and
'While the hat witnessed worse'

• satire
• simile
• alliteration
• internal rhyme

What is being personified in the first three stanzas of the poem?

• a burned store
• a tired old man
• an old patched hat
• a child dying in war

Why does the author MOST likely choose the words, 'their second little joy'?

• They had twin boys
• It expresses that their second child was a joyous addition to their family
• The little hat was considered a joy for the father at the birth of his only son
• Next to their first little joy, their son, the hat was considered their second little joy

Which stylistic device does the author use in line 8?
'Bowed at the bedside of the lady once adored'

• assonance
• inversion
• alliteration
• internal rhyme

Which of these BEST expresses the theme of the story?

• experiencing new cultures
• defending unfortunate people
• learning to be a good leader
• wanting to live amongst nature

Which statement is the BEST description of a theme of this story?

• Lute players do not make good farm workers.
• Lute players can be very powerful and dangerous.
• Woodland animals can be tamed by the power of music.
• Bosses need to be more appreciative of the talents of their workers.

Based on the details in this passage, which word DOES NOT characterize Jiang?

• creative
• likable
• mean-spirited
• talented

How do the animal's actions in the tale help to characterize Jiang for the reader?

• They make him scarier
• They make him more likable
• They make his power clearer
• They make his lute-playing seem better.

Which word BEST describes the farmer's sons?

• fair
• greedy
• miserable
• cooperative