Reading test bank 3

1. 1. Which word from passage 1 most clearly contributes to the personification of the book?

• A. slide

• B. forget-me-nots

• C. murmur

• D. round

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

2. 2. What is the effect of the metaphor ?

• A. It presents the brook as powerful

• B. It paints a sad picture

• C. It shows the brook is at odds

• D. it paints a happy picture

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

3. 3. Part A What can the reader infer?

• A. The brook feels trapped

• B. The brook sees itself as enduring

• C. The brook finds its different

• D. The brook sees itself as having little importance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3. 3. Part B Which lines from Passage 1 support the answer to part A?

• A. I steal lawns and grassy plots

• B. I slip, I slide

• C. I murmur

• D. For men may come

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

4. 4. What does the following line from Passage 1 suggest about the brook's POV?

• A. It sees itself as more important

• B. It sees itself opposed

• C. It sees itself isolated

• D. It sees itself as connected

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

5. 5. What effect does the meter of Passage 2 have on it's tone?

• A. The brisk rhythm creates a lazy feeling

• B. The sluggish rhythm

• C. The gentle

• D. The disorderly

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

6. 6. How does the second stanza of Passage 2 contribute to the poem?

• A. It introduces the speaker

• B. It explains

• C. It illustrates

• D. It continues the description

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

7. 7. Which line from Passage 2 develops the speaker's POV?

• A. By channels

• B. It lives in the mountain

• C. The silver-voiced bell-birds

• D. They hide with their fear

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

8. 8. Which line from Passage 2 describes what the birds look like?

• A. The silver voiced

• B. Are the green and purple

• C. October the maiden of bright yellow

• D. Then is the time

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

9. 9. What does the language in this line suggest about the seasons?

• A. The birds sing only in the fall

• B. The birds prefer cold

• C. The birds' songs are about the changing seasons

• D. The birds music in the fall is a reminder of springtime

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10