B. Wordsworth Reading Comprehension

Which of these inferences about the boy’s mother is best supported by the text?

• She is an excessively cruel and bitter person.

• She is generous but strict.

• She trusts B. Wordsworth after she gets to know him.

• She wants to pay B. Wordsworth to tutor the boy.

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What is most likely the author's main purpose for including the following passage in the story (paragraphs 71-73)? "He would say to me, 'Now, how about having some ice cream?' And when I said, yes, he would grow very serious and say, 'Now, which café shall we patronize?' As though it were a very important thing. He would think for some time about it, and finally say, 'I think I will go and negotiate the purchase with that shop.' The world became a most exciting place."

• To show that Wordsworth was much kinder than the boy’s mother

• To illustrate how Wordsworth made life more exciting for the boy

• To demonstrate that Wordsworth was well educated

• To compare Wordsworth with the rest of the people in their neighborhood

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What is most closely the meaning of keenly as it is used in the passage below (paragraph 109)? And then—I felt it so keenly, it was as though I had been slapped by my mother. I could see it clearly on his face. It was there for everyone to see. Death on the shrinking face.

• enthusiastically

• intelligently

• cheaply

• intensely

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Which of these descriptions of B. Wordsworth is best supported by the text as a whole?

• B. Wordsworth was an inconsiderate man because he often lied to the boy.

• B. Wordsworth was a kind man who was a good friend to the boy.

• B. Wordsworth was a foolish man because he never managed to sell his poems.

• B. Wordsworth was a lazy man because he only worked a few months of the year.

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Which of these inferences about the boy’s first impression of B. Wordsworth is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 39-45)?

• The boy is disdainful of and annoyed by B. Wordsworth.

• The boy is wary of and disinterested in B. Wordsworth.

• The boy is confused by and worried about B. Wordsworth.

• The boy is curious about and fond of B. Wordsworth.

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Which of these sentences from the passage best supports the correct answer to Question 5?

• Is a funny way to go round selling poetry like that. Only calypsonians do that sort of thing.

• But why you does keep on going round, then?

• You really think I is a poet?

• And when B. Wordsworth left, I prayed I would see him again.

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Which of these inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 55-58)?

• A. B. Wordsworth believes nature can help people solve their problems.

• B. The boy doesn’t understand B. Wordsworth’s suggestions.

• C. B. Wordsworth believes that if the boy’s mother keeps beating him, he should run away from home.

• D. B. Wordsworth believes that peace is more powerful than violence.

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Which of these sentences from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7?

• A. “B. Wordsworth said, ‘Stop crying, and we will go for a walk.’”

• B. “I stopped crying, but I was breathing short.”

• C. “B. Wordsworth said, ‘Now, let us lie on the grass and look up at the sky, and I want you to think how far those stars are from us.’”

• D. “I forgot all my anger and all my tears and all the blows.”

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What is Ms. Brent's favorite color?

• Blue

• Red

• White

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