Poetry Test
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- Q1In line 24, why does the speaker say that he found “sweetness and pride” in the first tomato?He has worked hard to grow the tomatoes.He has planted a very sweet-tasting variety of tomato.He knows the next tomato will not taste as good.Tomatoes are his favorite food to eat.120s
- Q2Stanza 4 is important to the poem because it shows —the speaker’s lack of experience with gardeningthe changes the speaker notices in his plantsthe way the speaker feels about his brothersthe speaker’s commitment to his garden120s
- Q3Read these lines from the poem. "I felt beaten splashing out to see How little garden was left to me." The poet uses these lines to show that the speaker feels—burdened by the amount of work required to manage a gardenconcerned that the storm has not endedconfused by the effect the rain had on the gardendefeated by the storm120s
- Q4The poet organizes the poem by —noting the frequent changes in the speaker’s emotionslisting the growing phases of the speaker’s tomato plantspresenting the order of events in the speaker’s experienceexplaining the reasons for each of the speaker’s actions120s
- Q5Which line from the poem presents a problem that the speaker cannot control?To keep away the birds that hoped to eatTomatoes in the strip of clayOne night it rained so fiercely thatOf pests for whom green leaves mean lunch.120s
- Q6What can the reader tell about the narrator’s feelings for Cowboy?She was fond of him regardless of his appearance.She hoped her father would trade him for another horse.She wished he looked more like her brown pony.She was concerned about his inability to win a competition.120s
- Q7In paragraph 5, the author uses the phrase “shown the gate” to illustrate that the narrator was—told which event to entereliminated from competitiongiven a tour of the areainstructed where to race120s
- Q8Why did the author include paragraphs 1 and 2 in the selection?To create a description of the narrator’s new homeTo show why the narrator enjoyed living in the countryTo illustrate why the narrator loved the pony she had to sellTo explain why the narrator’s father bought her a new horse120s
- Q9Read the dictionary entry: run \'rn\ n 1. an established route or course 2. a series of similar events 3. a continued effort 4. a flow of liquid Which definition matches the word run as it is used in paragraph 10?Definition 3Definition 4Definition 2Definition 1120s
- Q10When Cowboy and the narrator won the race, people were —stunneddelightedimpressedconcerned120s
- Q11What is the central message the author presents in this selection?Receiving negative comments leads to a lack of confidence.It is tempting to quit when situations become difficult.Being dedicated can help one obtain a seemingly impossible goal.It is satisfying to watch others succeed.120s
- Q12Read the following sentence from the selection. The stinging memory of Becky's smirks made me determined to beat her. From this sentence, the reader can conclude that—Becky’s actions angered the narratorthe narrator wanted to be like Beckythe narrator’s efforts amused BeckyBecky was bothered by the narrator120s
- Q13The speaker in the poem and the narrator of the selection are both -supported by familydefeated by natureexpected to succeeddoubted by others120s
- Q14In what way do the speaker in the poem and the narrator of the selection differ?The speaker is new to gardening, while the narrator was an expert barrel racer.The speaker is focused on one goal, while the narrator initially attempted different events.The speaker exerts little effort, while the narrator struggled greatly.The speaker knows why he chose to garden, while the narrator was unsure of which event to enter.120s
- Q15Both the poem and the selection end with a feeling of -anticipationaccomplishmentrelieffrustration120s