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WorksheetsEnglish 10 - Poetry - Unit 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which of these statements best describes the subject’s desire in “Avarice”?
She must consume things that look tasty.
She must have things that appeal to her.
She must possess things that belong to strangers.
She must show off her belongings to others.
To whom or to what does the speaker in “The Good Life” compare herself?
a woman who must travel far to find water
a stranger who lives on coffee and bread
a diner enjoying good food after weeks of hardship
a mysterious lover who never returned
In “Money,” which people come to the door while the family is eating? Choose two options.
members of the Church
a boy with a tattered booklet
a man seeking yard work
women wanting sewing work
What do the parents in “Money” want their children to do with their own money?
donate a portion of their money to the poor
use their money to support themselves
spend their money on something they need
give some to their Church and save the rest
At the end of “Money,” what do the children imagine?
treating the needy just as their parents do.
taking care of an old, bearded man.
having all the money they ever could need.
a world in which no one has to go door to door.
If a person looks at something in a shop’s window with avarice, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
He cannot afford anything displayed in the window.
He very much wants what he sees in the display.
He is interested only in the display’s food items.
He is attracted by the pretty display of items.
Which of these calls is most likely to sound desperate?
a call for help
a call for order
a call for a game to start
a call for an investigation
Which of the following is most likely true of people who are needy?
they lack money or necessities
they have been ruined by selfish desires.
they focus on regrets
they lie to get what they want
Why does the subject of “Avarice” most likely care about her brother’s collection of Junebugs?
She is disturbed by their strangeness.
She loves the fact that they once were alive.
The bugs shine like something valuable.
Her brother’s collection of dead insects angers her.
The speaker in “The Good Life” says, “[I]t makes me nostalgic / For the years I lived on coffee and bread….” How does she most likely feel about her past?
She feels a great sense of relief that the past is behind her.
She is rich and distressed by the fact that she once struggled.
She has some fond memories of times that were hard for her.
She worries that she might forget how hard life is for others.
The children are eating lunch at home on a summer weekday when a man comes to the door and asks their mother if she has anything that needs fixing or carrying or any yard work he can do. They chew their food a little dreamily as, with her back straight and her voice carefully polite, she says No, thank you, I’m sorry, and the man goes away.
How does the setting in “Money” best support the author’s purpose in writing?
The comfort of a home in which people can have a meal contrasts with the pain of those who come to the door.
The quiet suburban setting contrasts with the noisy metropolitan life of door-to-door salespeople.
The summertime setting contrasts with the cold emptiness of the subjects’ lives
The mid-20th-century setting contrasts with today’s technology-obsessed culture.
In “Money,” which detail best suggests that the mother and father are carefully frugal and not simply hard-hearted?
The father goes to work every day and goes out on Saturdays.
They do not spoil their children by purchasing fancy things.
They never splurge on frivolous things like cookies or raffle tickets.
The mother puts money in a sealed envelope for the Church.
In which of the following lines from “Avarice” is the third-person point of view most clear? Choose two options.
She’d weigh a peach in her hands
Junebugs pinned to a sheet of cork
At least twelve times a day
She counts eight engagement rings.
Read the following excerpt from “The Good Life.”
It makes me nostalgic
For the years I lived on coffee and bread,
Hungry all the time, walking to work on payday
Like a woman journeying for water
Which point of view does this excerpt illustrate?
first person
third person limited
second person
third person omniscient
In “Money,” how does the reader learn about the father’s feeling of irritation after the young boy comes to the family’s door?
from the omniscient speaker
his father's thoughts
his mother's words
the first person speaker
The underlined words in the following sentences share the same denotation: “difference of opinion.”
Which underlined word has the least negative connotation?
The clash between candidates came to an unpleasant head during the debate.
Kimra clearly and logically stated her disagreement with the author’s position.
The shopkeeper and her suppliers were in a longstanding battle over delivery times.
After their angry quarrel last week, neither girl would text an apology.
Which of the following is the strongest example of alliteration?
(from “Avarice”) At sixteen, / She gazed at her little brother’s / Junebugs….
(from “Money”) … anything that needs fixing or carrying or any yard work he can do.
(from “Money”) … a glassy-eyed heavy girl who almost seems asleep as she stands outside their door.…
(from “The Good Life”) It makes me nostalgic / For the years I lived on coffee and bread.…
Read these lines from “The Good Life.”
Hungry all the time, walking to work on payday
Like a woman journeying for water
From a village without a well…
Which of the following best explains how these lines show the effectiveness of alliteration?
creates a sing-song or musical effect.
emphasizes rhyming words.
creates a formal style and tone.
surprises the reader with unusual sounds.
What is the definition of the sound device known as consonance?
repetition of long vowel sounds in stressed syllables
repetition of vowel sounds
repetition of initial consonant sounds
repetition of final consonant sounds\
Which is an example of consonance?
Came back, and it makes me nostalgic
From her sister’s christening gown
When some people talk about money
Who was that, Mama? they say
