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- 1. Multiple Choice
At what time of day do the events in "A Blessing" take place?
sunrise
midday
twilight
midnight
- 2. Multiple Choice
In "A Blessing," what have the ponies come "out for the willows" to do?
greet visitors
watch cars go by
graze in the woods
leap over the fence
- 3. Multiple Choice
In "A Blessing," which of the following represents the separation between people and animals?
the highway
the pasture
the woods
the fence
- 4. Multiple Choice
In "A Blessing," what is most likely the "blessing"?
the spring grasses that grow in the pasture
the light breeze that moves over the landscape
the relationship between the speaker and his friend
the feeling of closeness between humans and animals
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where are you most likely to find a blossom?
in the sky
in a garden
inside a gymnasium
on top of concrete wall
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is the most likely meaning of shyly in the following sentence?
On her first day at her new school, Layla shyly asked her teacher where the water fountain was.
loudly
timidly
rudely
clearly
- 7. Multiple Choice
In which of the following situations is the person most likely to feel loneliness?
All of Jacob's friends attended his birthday party
Max helped his younger sister with her homework
With her brothers gone, Ingrid enjoyed reading alone in the quiet house
On her first day of camp, Rose sat alone, missing her parents and friends
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read these lines from "A Blessing.":
And the eyes of those two Indian ponies
Darken with kindness
They have come gladly out of the willows...
Which words in these lines make the horses seem human?
eyes, ponies
ponies, kindness
kindness, gladly
gladly, willows
- 9. Multiple Choice
In "A Blessing," what effect do the ponies have on the speaker?
They make him feel sad
They bring up old memories
They make him feel alive
They cause him to be careful
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which passage from "A Blessing" most clearly supports the effect the ponies have on the speaker?
We step over the barbed wire into the pasture / Where they have been grazing all day, alone
They bow shyly as wet swans. They love each other. / There is no loneliness like theirs.
I would like to hold the slenderer one in my arms, / For she has walked over to me...
Suddenly I realize / That if I stepped out of my body I would break / Into blossom
- 11. Multiple Choice
In "A Blessing," the speaker says the horses have been "grazing all day, alone". What does he mean by this?
The horses have been grazing far from the city
The horses have been grazing apart from each other
The horses have been grazing without commpany
The horses have been grazing one at a time, taking turns
- 12. Multiple Choice
With which statement would the speaker in "A Blessing" most likely agree?
Moments of silent communication between people and animals are a gift
People who believe they are communicating with animals are mistaken
Friends can communicate best when they are surrounded by nature
People with rare and special gifts are able to communicate with animals
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which passage from "A Blessing" contains alliteration?
And the eyes of those two Indian ponies / Darken with kindness
They love each other. / There is no loneliness like theirs
They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness
For she has walked over to me / And nuzled my left hand
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the effect of the phrases identified in the alliteration
It compares the horse to a human
It gives hints about the time of day
It shows the relationship of the friends
It presents a connection between the horses
- 15. Multiple Choice
In which line from "A Blessing" is a simile used?
They have come gladly out of the willows...
We step over the barbed wire...
They bow shyly as wet swans
I would like to hold the slenderer one in my arms
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the effect for the simile?
It gives the speaker the qualities of a hose
It suggests that the horses are prickly and tense
It gives the horses' movements a graceful quality
It suggests that the speaker visits the pasture daily
- 17. Multiple Choice
Read these lines from "A Blessing"
Suddenly I realize
That if I stepped out of my body I would break
Into blossom
What makes the image in this line a metaphor?
The "b" sound is repeated.
The word break is at the end of a line.
The speaker imagines that he is a blossom.
The speaker uses the word "I" to refer to himself.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the tone of "A Blessing"?
sorrowful
playful
suspenseful
peaceful
- 19. Multiple Choice
Read the following sentence.
The horse enjoys it when you stroke its neck.
Which of the following sentences uses the multiple-meaning word stroke in the same way as the example?
My mother used to gently stroke my forehead when I was sick
She recovered after her mild stroke
The brush stroke made a beautiful line on the paper
His favorite swim stroke is the butterfly
- 20. Multiple Choice
One meaning of the word fair is "beautiful." Which sentence uses fair with this meaning?
The child's fair skin sunburns easily
In the folktale, the fair princess is chosen to be the queen
A judge must be fair and allow both sides to make a case
Every summer, I love going to the country fair and riding the Ferris wheel
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which word in the sentence is NOT an action verb
The squirrel seemed to pause and think before it leaped onto the trunk of the tree
pause
think
leaped
seemed
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which word in this sentence is a linking verb?
Before she learned to train horses, Maria was afraid of large animals
was
she
train
afraid
- 23. Multiple Choice
How would this sentence be correctly rewritten to show simple future tense?
The ponies grazed among the grasses along the fence
The ponies gaze among the grasses along the fence
The ponies did graze among the grasses along the fence
The ponies will have grazed among the grasses along the fence
The ponies will graze among the grasses along the fence
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