April 1st

The word countless in paragraph 1 means

• A too many to count

• B able to count

• C too early to count

• D counting twice

Look at line 5 of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, From the sonnet and its adaptation, the reader can tell that the eye of heaven refers to —

• F the summer sun

• G a young lady's glance

• H hot, rough wind

• J summer storms

Which statement from the text expresses the author's opinion?

• F Occupation: Writer of plays and poetry, actor

• G Shakespeare wrote 154 poems in the sonnet form.

• H William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English language.

• J Here is the famous Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare, along with an adaptation into modern American English.

When Lord Chamberlain's Men built the Globe Theater, Shakespeare was able to —

• A sell more plays to the Queen of England

• B join a famous group of actors, Lord Chamberlain's Men

• C retire from writing to his home in Stratford-upon-Avon

• D write and present plays using experimental techniques, like sound effects and historic battle scenes

The word grand, as it is used in paragraph 4, means —

• F the summer sun

• G a young lady's glance

• H hot, rough wind

• J summer storms

Paragraph 3 primarily discusses Shakespeare's —

• A early life

• B sonnets

• C career as an actor

• D involvement with the theater

The information box provided at the beginning of the selection provides the reader with —

• F biographical details

• G important definitions

• H a list of Shakespeare's works

• J new vocabulary

The author included the adaptation after Sonnet 18 to —

• A demonstrate the difficult rhyme and meter pattern of a sonnet

• B help today's readers understand and enjoy Shakespeare's difficult poetic language

• C praise a young woman's beauty

• D show the reader how hard it is to write poetry

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