3-Week Assessment Review

Which sentence best describes the main idea of Paragraph 7 of “Memoir”?

• Pollywogs enjoy basking in the sun on warm days.

• Some animal species are undergoing serious decline.

• A person who achieves little can still be happy and fulfilled.

• The smallest act of caring can give significance to a life.

In both “Remembering” and “Memoir,” the joys of youth theme is communicated through descriptions of

• Influential adults

• Treasured objects

• Favorite playmates

• Boyhood activities

Which of these universal themes is expressed in both “Remembering” and “Memoir”?

• The passage of time

• The value of friendship

• The destruction of nature

• The foolishness of youth

What message from the poem “Remembering” does the poet probably mean to convey in this poem?

• Our memories are treasures that should be enjoyed often.

• When we try to forget experiences from our past, they often appear at unexpected times.

• Childhood memories affect people well into adulthood.

• The environment was more natural when the poet was a boy and remembering this disturbs him.

Read this line from the last stanza of the poem “Remembering.”

"Some days I do this again and again."

Based on what the narrator says in Lines 9–12, the reader can conclude that the narrator is

• Carrying a box

• Opening a box momentarily

• Sighing repeatedly

• Evoking fond memories

Which quotation best expresses the positive impact of spending time outside in "Remembering?"

• “Through all the long green fields has spread,

  His first sweet evening yellow.” (lines 7-8)

• “And hark! how blithe the throstle sings!

  He, too, is no mean preacher:” (lines 13-14)

• “She has a world of ready wealth,

  Our minds and hearts to bless—” (lines 17-18)

• “Enough of Science and of Art;

  Close up those barren leaves;” (lines 29-30)

Which quotation best supports the speaker’s advice to his friend to “quit your books” (line 1) in "Remembering?"

• “Or surely you’ll grow double:” (line 2)

• “Why all this toil and trouble?” (line 4)

• “The sun, above the mountain’s head,

  A freshening lustre mellow,” (lines 5-6)

• “How sweet his music! on my life,

  There’s more of wisdom in it.” (lines 11-12)

Which quotation best expresses the positive impact of spending time outside in "Remembering?"

• “Through all the long green fields has spread,

  His first sweet evening yellow.” (lines 7-8)

• “Books! ’tis a dull and endless strife:

  Come, hear the woodland linnet,” (lines 9-10)

• “And hark! how blithe the throstle sings!

  He, too, is no mean preacher:” (lines 13-14)

• “She has a world of ready wealth,

  Our minds and hearts to bless—” (lines 17-18)

Which aspect of the speaker’s character is revealed over the course of the poem "Remembering?"

• The speaker is shown to be trustworthy and sincere.

• The speaker is shown to be tolerant and fair.

• The speaker is shown to be reflective and content.

• The speaker is shown to be candid and direct.

Read lines 29-30 from the poem.

"Enough of Science and Art;

Close up those barren leaves;

What does the connotation of the word "barren" imply about the speaker’s attitude towards science and art in "Remembering?"

• The speaker feels that science and art raise interesting questions.

• The speaker feels that science and art are difficult to understand.

• The speaker feels that science and art offer very few personal benefits.

• The speaker feels that science and art are important to a well-rounded education.