110.32.b.7
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ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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110.32.b.7
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- Q1In paragraph 4, the simile indicates that the foreigner -is imposingneeds help finding his waywalks quicklyhas no protection from the rain60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q2Read this sentence from paragraph 16. What is the most likely reason why the author includes this description of the foreigner's actions?To demonstrate how valuable the gift is to himTo illustrate how much he wants to be acceptedTo reveal that he is hesitant to accept the giftTo suggest that the wind and rain have isolated him60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q3In lines 9 through 17, the poet uses descriptive language that emphasizes -the speaker's self-awarenessthe speaker's fearsthe fox's joyfulnessthe fox's vulnerability60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q4In the poem, the fox is a symbol of -freedomcertaintymortalitycourage60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q5In which quotation does the author use descriptive language to show her unexpected awe?My pack's frame creaked behind me with each step, straining from the weight. The muscles of my upper back and shoulders were bound in tense, hot knots.By noon I was up over 6,000 feet and the air had cooled, the sun suddenly disappearing behind clouds.I knew it was the top because there was snow. Not on the ground, but falling from the sky, in thin flakes that swirled in mad patterns, pushed by the wind.I crawled out of my tent and stood slowly, my muscles stiff from yesterday's hike, my bare feet tender on the rocky dirt.60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q6Paragraph 10 builds upon the theme of -gaining a new perspective by undergoing a challenging experiencediscovering how close humans are to naturerejecting modernity for a simpler way of livingfinding a sanctuary from society by retreating into nature60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q7For Marie-Laure, the chestnut tree in paragraphs 15 and 16 symbolizes -forgivenesshopesolitudesuccess60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q8In line 7, the act of stepping over barbed wire represents the speaker's -imagined hardshipsdesire to embrace natureincreasing self-awarenessability to forgive mankind60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q9The simile in line 11 -reflects the ponies' fearful behaviordescribes how the speaker and his friend interact with the poniespresents the ponies as timid and gracefulsuggests that the ponies have been in the rain60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q10Read this sentence from paragraph 5. In this sentence, the author uses a metaphor to describe the -weather outsideconfusion felt by the narratorimprovements to the mirrortransformation of the narrator60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q11In paragraph 26, the description of Jimena’s laugh suggests that she is —scornfully mocking the doctor for his stupiditypretending to enjoy the doctor’s attempt to be wittygenuinely amused by a question she finds a bit naivehorrified that a doctor could ask such a ridiculous question60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q12In paragraph 32, the author uses a metaphor to convey —Alejandro’s professionalismJimena’s emotionsthe feeling in the roomthe grandmother’s confusion60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q13In the first 12 lines, the poet uses imagery to describe —an ancient pre-human landscapea world apart from human culturea hostile environment of predators and preya community of anthropomorphic animals60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q14In lines 1 through 4, the tiger is a symbol for the speaker’s —desire to escape the confines and complexities of modern urban lifelove of wildlife in its natural habitatfear of facing mortalitybelief in realities beyond the reach of experience or proof60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
- Q15Read paragraph 7. The author’s purpose for including this information in the selection is most likely to —describe the history of Europeans traveling to Greenland in order to study the Inughuitsemphasize how geographically and culturally isolated the Inughuits once weresuggest that Ross’s expedition indirectly caused the destruction of Inughuit culturesupport the claim that the Inughuits have a strong cultural heritage60s110.32.b.7EditDelete
