Reading Bank 3

What ideas do stanzas 1 and 2 explore? Base your answers on the passage “Life’s Artist.”

• The first stanza is about life without summer, and the second stanza is about life without winter.

• The first stanza is about fun things to do in fall, and the second stanza is about fun things to do in winter.

• The first stanza is about not experiencing fall’s flowers, and the second stanza is about not experiencing summer’s heat.

• The first stanza is about why fall is better than summer, and the second stanza is about why winter is better than spring.

What is a theme of the passage? Base your answers on the passage “Life’s Artist.”

• People have different ways of looking at life.

• Both cold and warm seasons can be important.

• Each season or stage of life can add to its beauty.

• Meddling with the order of the seasons would be exciting.

To what does the poet compare a person’s life?

• an artist

• a season

• a painting

• a paintbrush

Which two lines from the poem include opposites?

• The flowers would wake with little time to grow (line 3)

• The cavernous cold of winter would be passed (line 6)

• And so in life the seasons one by one (line 9)

• From youth to old age, life’s seasons create (line 11)

• As the world turns, paint the darks and the bright. (line 14)

Which three statements about the structure of the passage are true?

• It includes characters.

• It has multiple stanzas.

• It has a rhyme scheme.

• It has a plot and setting.

• It has words arranged into lines.

Who is the “Somebody” in the passage?

• a parent

• a friend

• the speaker

• anyone who doubts

In which two ways is the person who tries different from everyone else in the passage?

• He dislikes others.

• He is cheerful.

• He hides his feelings.

• He succeeds.

Read line 18 from the passage. “There are thousands to prophesy failure;” What is the meaning of prophesy as it is used in this line?

• ignore

• speak to

• fight

• predict

9. 9.Fill in a circle in each row to tell whether the description describes the poem or does not describe the poem. You will fill in three circles.

• Describes the poem.

• Does not describe the poem.

9. 10.Fill in a circle in each row to tell whether the description describes the poem or does not describe the poem. You will fill in three circles.

• Describes the poem.

• Does not describe the poem.