Common Core Practice 1

1. What can be said about the author's Tone in 
the "Road Not Taken?"

• a. He feels remorse about his decision.
• b. He feels that he has accomplished something great.
• c. He feels that his path has been different.
• d. He feels that he should not have gone into the woods.

2. How does the point of view affect the tone of this poem?

• a. It creates a feeling of superiority in the reader.
• b. It causes the reader to feel slightly distanced from the scene.
• c. If makes the reader feel as if he / she is making the same decision.
• d. It causes the reader to feel as if he / she has no choice.

What is the main theme in this poem?

• Deciding which road to take while on a hike.
• b. Making choices that may be different from others.
• c. How to make the best of a decision in the past.
• d. Wondering about the choices that others have made.

What is the setting of the poem?

• a. The early morning, near some wood in the early or late spring
• b. The edges of a well - worn path near thick undergrowth
• c. Two paths that are near a more traveled one in the late morning
• d. The morning, in an autumnal forest with two walking paths

Which lines from this poem show a kind of irony?

• a. 16, 17, and 20
• b. 4, 5 and 6
• c. 6 and 8
• d. 18 and 19

What is the passage about?

• a. The problems that may arise from fighting dragons.
• b. How the educators would change Gawaine's course of study.
• c. The way the Professor and the Headmaster taught about dragons.
• d. Giving Gawaine a magic word to help him fight dragons.

What is the best way to describe Gwaine's character?

• a. Fearless and excitable
• b. Careless and frigid
• c. Spiritual and careful
• d. Cowardly and apathetic

What is the meaning of "the better nature"?

• a. An increased sense of honesty
• b. A man's ignoble ideas
• c. A desire of propriety
• d. A man's nobler instincts 

Why does the Headmaster mention some "peasants, two cows, and a prize pig"?

• a. To help the professor understand dragon behavior 
• b. To show that Gwaine would be perfect for fighting dragons 
• c. To illustrate how much trouble dragons are this year
• d. To explain why Gwaine's talents are needed.

How does the Headmaster put the professor at ease about Gawaine?

• a. He tells him that Gwaine will only fight small dragons.
• b. He assures him that Gwaine contract has not expired.
• c. He talks to him about the animals that have been killed by the dragons.
• d. He mentions that Gwaine will be given a magic word.