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"Commonplace" by Norman Rockwell (Informational)

Quiz by Kelly Pennell

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5 questions
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  • Q1
    What is the author's purpose in paragraph 5?
    to explain the diminishing patriotism that is present in big cities
    to highlight the disadvantage of constantly wanting more rather than being satisfied
    to emphasize the lack of opportunity and inspiration in small towns
    to describe how his travels have led him to discover the unhappiness of most people
    120s
  • Q2
    PART A: What is the central idea of the passage?
    An artist can only create when he is at home.
    The everyday, simple things in life often inspire artists to create.
    An artist cannot escape his own mind through traveling.
    The only art worth creating is art that is focused on the artist;s life.
    120s
  • Q3
    PART B: Which quotation from the passage BEST supports the central idea?
    "The commonplace of America are to me the richest of subjects in art." (paragraph 2)
    "Indeed, I could not work as well in France as I could at home among the ordinary, familiar things." (paragraph 1)
    "We may fly from our ordinary surroundings to escape commonplace, but we go along."
    "Artists, writers, and scientists are reporting and investigating life around them."
    120s
  • Q4
    PART A: What tone is conveyed through the author's word choice in the sentence, "Whether I make the best use of it depends entirely upon my ability to see, to feel, and to understand" in paragraph 2?
    determined
    enthusiastic
    reflective
    optimistic
    120s
  • Q5
    PART B: Which set of phrases from the passage provides additional evidence of the tone conveyed in Part A?
    "Right now I am engaged in the most delightful task" and "discovering the things we have seen all our lives"
    "something outside of myself" and "After a moment's excitement"
    "I thought I needed" and "unusual things had not changed me"
    "make work more interesting" and "all I need in my work is at hand"
    120s

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