RC Practice

In lines 12 to 18, the writer uses the sentence fragments to emphasize

• his fleeting impressions

• his temporary discomfort

• the monotony of the landscape

• the difficulty of remaining optimistic in a harsh climate

The rhetorical questions asked in lines 29 to 30 reveal the writer's

• pessimism regarding the future

• intention to retain the moment in memory

• displeasure with the behaviour of the other tourists

• desire to understand the significance of the experience

In the quotation from "A Frozen Tongue/Crevasse" (lines 41 to 44), Aritha van Herk suggests that the Canadian writer's challenge in discovering a Canadian voice can be likened to a journey across ice in that both "fields" are

• cold and bleak

• hostile and disillusioning

• featureless and uncertain

• prescriptive and confining

Read the quotations below and answer the question that follows.

"there is no doubt that among many ignorances, I could claim a complete absence of experience in ice-scrambling" (lines 50-52)

"Despite my lack of appropriate gear, I managed to keep up with my friends and consequently felt pleaseed with myself, conveniently forgetting that we had so far avoided any of the canyon's real difficulties." (Lines 58-61)

In the excerpt, the quotations above serve to

• convey the writer's fear of falling

• foreshadow the writer's unexpected fall

• reinforce the writer's feelings of reluctance

• emphasize the writer's lack of independence

That the writer feels responsible for his unanticipated descent is revealed in the quotation

• "I resented being left behind" (line 68)

• "I thought I heard a muffled yeah, although my friends later denied they'd replied to, or even heard, my shouted question" (lines 72-73)

• "Somehow I imagined this would be enough to keep me from falling, and so I stepped eagerly forward" (lines 75-76)

• "I like to think now that it was during those next few frozen seconds, as I lost my footing, crashed down and slid around the curve, that I entered the country of illusion" (lines 77-79)

The description "Cloud shadows ghost across the valley floor" (line 117) reinforces an impression of the

• harshness of the environment

• stillness of the mountain scene

• inhospitable nature of the glacier

• mysterious quality of the landscape

The writer's immersion in what he observes is most clearly revealed in the quotation

• "As I write, I remember why I've come here, again" (line 118)

• "Smaller than the sound led me to imagine" (lines 119-120)

• "I look and look until I am exhausted" (lines 122-123)

• "The difficulty: how to write about this landscape?" (line 126)

When contemplating how to describe the landscape, the writer rejects the words "Rugged grandeur. Brooding majesty. Monarchs" (lines 127-128) because

• their meaning has been trivialized by overuse

• their connotations are unfamiliar to modern audiences

• they establish a metaphor between people and mountains

• they personify mountains as being arrogant and imperious

An idea communicated by this poster is that the Green Party

• adheres to a single issue

• is making slow, steady progress

• has a small but dedicated membership

• lacks the resources to create a large political impact

Which of the following artistic choices most emphatically supports the main idea of this poster?

• Bright colour and verbal irony

• Clever slogans and honest claims

• Implied understatement and subtle paradox

• Powerful symbolism and dramatic contrast