Module 3 Mid Unit 3 Assessment Review

Which set of lines from the poem best supports the theme that beauty, life, and youth don't last forever?

• "Her early leaf's a flower/But only so an hour".

• "Nature's first green is gold/Her hardest hue to hold."

• "So Eden sank to grief/so dawn goes down to day."

• "The leaf subsides to leaf/So Eden sank to grief."

What option is the BEST inference about the lines "So dawn goes down to day/Nothing gold can stay."

• Everything in nature eventually dies.

• Nothing beautiful, fresh, or pure can last forever.

• The best things in life always last a long time.

• Things in nature are only pretty for an hour.

How does the second line and the last line of the poem contribute to the meaning of the poem?

• Both lines show that green is the first color in nature to fade.

• Both lines show that leaves are always falling off trees.

• Both lines show the theme that things in nature can't last forever.

• Neither of these lines contribute to the meaning of the poem.

This poem is implying that _______ is the color that is quickest to fade in nature over time.

What is the author's attitude about this poem?

• His attitude is that he is upset that nothing good can last forever.

• His attitude is that even though many things in life are short-lived, they can still be appreciated.

• His attitude is that everything that is gold SHOULD last forever.

• His attitude is that he is happy nothing good lasts forever.

What is the best meaning of "subsides" in line 5?

• grows larger

• falls off

• moving to the side

• becoming less intense

Which of the following options is the BEST inference as to why the speaker might have written the line "So Eden sank to grief."

• The speaker is making an allusion to Eden & the Garden of Eden.

• The speaker is making an allusion to Eden grieving over the loss of things in nature.

• The speaker is alluding to the soccer player, Eden Hazard.

Read this paragraph. Which of the following options BEST describes the purpose of this paragraph?

• To explain the similarities of the companies Xerox and Google.

• To describe how companies grow so big that their company name turns into a verb.

• To describe how Xerox and Google started their companies.

• To explain the differences of the companies Xerox and Google.

Read this paragraph. What is the best definition of the word 'query' as it is used in the text?

• question

• search

• answer

• website

Read this paragraph. What is the MAIN idea of this paragraph?

• Search engines have come a long way.

• It took decades to perfect search engines and had to use a lot of trial and error.

• Google changed the game when it comes to search engines.

• Search engines still are not perfect.