Topic: Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 9
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1The author mentions the movie E.T. in order to -provide context for his early experience handling criticismindicate that the events in his article took place long agosupport his opinion that good movies provoke good debatesexplain his inability to view movies with a critical eye60s110.32.b.3
- Q2Read the following sentence from paragraph 14. The author's purpose in including this statement is to -demonstrate the importance of clear, direct statementsshow that his mother was as critical as his brotherprovide an example of unconstructive criticismindicate how harsh parents can be60s110.32.b.3
- Q3Stanzas 2 through 7 of the poem begin in the middle of a sentence. How does this structure relate to the content of the poem?It emphasizes the idea that no task is ever complete.It shows that the speaker's world is disorderly and unpredictable.It suggests that the speaker is frequently interrupted.It highlights the continuous nature of the action taking place.120s110.32.b.3
- Q4In the poem, the words "It was an ordinary morning" function as a way of -contrasting something unexpected that happens in the poemsuggesting that the speaker leads an uneventful lifeindicating that the poem is about everyday eventsintroducing the various routines that occur on normal days60s110.32.b.3
- Q5Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of gentleness?At home once more, They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness.We step over the barbed wire into the pasture Where they have been grazing all day, alone.And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness.She is black and white, Her mane falls wild on her forehead,60s110.32.b.3
- Q6Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?Unrhymed lines all in the same meterTriplets of three successive rhyming linesFree verse with no rhyme or meterA regular pattern of rhyming couplets60s110.32.b.3
- Q7Read line 12 from the poem. What tones are conveyed by this line?Mournful and intimateResigned and baffledScornful and cynicalBitter and disgusted60s110.32.b.3
- Q8Lines 13 and 14 suggest that the ponies -have traveled farhave not had a chance to eat for a whileare excited to see their visitorsare in a comfortable and familiar place60s110.32.b.3
