RL.10.1-5 Practice

1 Part A What does paragraph 8 help readers infer about Aunt Georgiana?

• A She is uncertain why Clark did not want to stay with her in Nebraska.

• B She realizes what she has been missing in her life.

• C She is not content with the choices she has made.

• D She is upset that Clark has not previously shared this experience with her.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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2 Part B Which quotation from the passage supports the above inference made regarding Aunt Georgiana?

• A "The overture closed; my aunt released my coat sleeve, but she said nothing. ..."

• B "All this my aunt told me huskily, wanderingly, as though she were talking in the weak lapses of illness. ..."

• C "My aunt wept quietly, but almost continuously, as a shallow vessel overflows in a rainstorm. ..."

• D "I spoke to my aunt. She burst into tears and sobbed pleadingly. ..."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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3 Part A Based on the passage, how does Clark feel about Aunt Georgiana?

• A bewildered

• B grateful

• C overwhelmed

• D satisfied

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CCSS.W.9-10.9

4 Part B Which quotation from the passage best shows Clark s feelings for Aunt Georgiana?

• A "I could feel how all those details sank into her soul, for I had not forgotten how they had sunk into mine ..."

• B "With the battle between the two motives, with the frenzy of the Venusberg theme ..."

• C "As I pressed and gently quieted one of those groping hands ..."

• D "I was still perplexed as to what measure of musical comprehension was left to her,

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CCSS.W.9-10.9

5 Part A What is a theme of the passage?

• A A true passion will never fully fade away; it can always be rediscovered.

• B Elements of the environment directly impact a person's personality.

• C Ultimate happiness results from achieving the dream of being an artist.

• D Hard work and difficult choices will result in success.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6 Part B Which quotation provides evidence to support the theme from Part A?

• A "I could feel how all those details sank into her soul, for I had not forgotten how they had sunk into mine ..."

• B "She had been a good pianist in her day I knew, and her musical education had been broader than that of most music teachers of a quarter of a century ago ..."

• C "They had been stretched and twisted into mere tentacles to hold and lift and knead with; the palms unduly swollen, ..."

• D "It never really died, then—the soul that can suffer so excruciatingly and so interminably; it withers to the outward eye only ..."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7 Which word from the selection is an example of onomatopoeia?

• A complaining

• B lick

• C peer

• D neigh

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8 What literary technique is demonstrated in the repetition of the initial "l" sound in lines 1-2?

• A simile

• B rhythm

• C assonance

• D alliteration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

9 Read these excerpts from "I Like to See it Lap the Miles." Which is an accurate and appropriate explication (analysis) of the two excerpts?

• A The speaker in the poem is observing water as it floods and travels across the land.

• B The speaker in the poem is observing a train progressing through nature, picking up passengers and arriving at the station.

• C The speaker in the poem is observing workers laying the track for a train that will soon change the natural setting.

• D The speaker in the poem is waiting for a train to arrive and is watching it progress down the track.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

10 Read lines 1-4 from the passage. Based upon the author's use of details and language, which of the following can the reader conclude from these lines?

• A The author is using the setting to give the train animal-like qualities.

• B The author is using symbolism to give the train animal-like qualities.

• C The author is using personification to give the train animal-like qualities.

• D The author is using mood to give the train animal-like qualities.

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