Reading Comprehension Questions
Reading Comprehension Questions
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| Reading Comprehension Questions 346. c. The poem begins by stating the world is a stage and that we are merely players There is no emotion attached to the exits and entrances of man in the poet’s tone, thus there is no need for anguish or sorrow. Choice a is eliminated by the descriptions of the lover and the justice there is no misery attached to them. Choice b discusses a metaphor of life as a journey down a river, and choice d states that life is a comedy. Neither of these choices can be supported by the passage. b. This is supported by the Last scene of all in which Shakespeare suggests that old age is a second childhood that will lead to oblivion without control of the senses, like the infant in the first act. Man has come full circle back to his beginning. No fear of death is mentioned, nor is freewill, so choices a and d are incorrect. Choice c is incorrect because man is used as the subject of the entries, but never presented as a gender-specific measure. d. The poet accomplishes all three. It softens the effect of both suggestions that we are only actors on the world’s stage, and that the seventh age of man results in oblivion. It ties his theme together by carrying us from the first stage to the last and then back again, and the words convey his tone of indifference, as discussed above. 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 159 3/18/10 1:34:56 PM 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 160 3/18/10 1:34:56 PM 1 6 The next passages are based on philosophy and literature. You don’t have to bean expert in either subject to answer the questions correctly. All the information that you need is in the passage. Look for the main idea, words in context, and the topic sentence to help you understand the basic information. Then use your ability to make inferences based on the facts in the passage. Using all the available information in the passage will help you identify ideas not explicitly stated in the text. Download 3.61 Mb. Share with your friends:
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