Reading Comprehension

The author’s use of the words and phrases “then,” “after,” and “at first” indicates that the story is organized by...

• Determining the causes of an effect

• Arranging the ideas in order of importance

• Placing the events in chronological sequence

• Comparing and contrasting general ideas

Based on paragraph 1, the reader may best infer that rampion is...

• Wildflowers

• A library

• A tropical habitat

• Silky clothes

After they had lived thus a few years it happened that as the King’s son was riding through the wood, he came to the tower; and as he drew near he heard a voice singing so sweetly that he stood still and listened. It was Rapunzel in her loneliness trying to pass away the time with sweet songs. The King’s son wished to go in to her, and sought to find a door in the tower, but there was none. So he rode home, but the song had entered into his heart, and every day he went into the wood and listened to it. Which sense is most appealed to in the paragraph?

• A. Sight

• B. Smell

• C. Touch

• D. Hearing

In the excerpt, the author establishes that Rapunzel is gone from the tower through the use of ... "Aha!" cried she, mocking him, "you came for your darling, but the sweet bird sits no longer in the nest, and sings no more; the cat has got her, and will scratch out your eyes as well!"

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

What does lament mean in the sentence? Then he wandered blind through the wood, eating nothing but roots and berries, and doing nothing but lament and weep for the loss of his dearest wife.

• Mourn

• Leap

• Rejoice

• Bleed

The narrator’s description of the man in paragraph 4 suggests that he is -

• Friendly

• Desperate

• Deceptive

• Arrogant

The purpose of hyperbole in this excerpt is to suggest: “Oh,” answered she, “I shall die unless I can have some of that rampion to eat that grows in the garden at the back of our house.”

• The urgency of which the woman wants the rampion

• The good taste of the rampion

• The positive relationship between the man and woman

Which sentence best describes the theme of the story?

• Actions speak louder than words

• It’s better to give than to receive

• The race isn’t over until someone reaches the finish line

• Giving into desires can have negative consequences