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Read the given passage and answer the comprehension questions that follow.
Midway in our life's journey. I went astray from the straight road and woke to find myself
Alone in the dark wood. How shall I say
What wood that was! I never saw drear
So rank, so arduous a wilderness
It's very memory gives shape to fear
"The Inferno", Canto 1
1. At the beginning of the passage the mood is
A quiet
B. regretful
C eerie D. energetic
2. The last three lines signify that the tone of the author is
A fearful
B. wonder
C surprise D. awe
3. From the passage, it could be implied that
A. The speaker was not a good one. C The speaker had a great adventure
B. The speaker was in a deep forest. D The speaker was lost.
Child, you are like a flower
So sweet and pure and fair;
I look at you and sadness
Comes on me, like a prayer
I must lay my hands on your forehead And pray God to be sure
To keep you forever and always So sweet and fair- and pure
-Heine-
4. The theme of the poem is
A. on a child's innocence B. a blessing C a father's love D. a prayer
5. The feelings of the poet that are implicitly expressed
A tender and caring B. caring and gentle C blissful and peaceful D. all of the above
People on the outside think there's something magical about writing, that you go up in the
attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn't like that. You
sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that's all there is to it.
-Harlan Ellison-
6. Which of the following can be considered as the theme of the text?
A. Writing is a series of inspirations. C. The writer must believe in his work before others believe in him.
B. Writing is a series of hard work. D Writing is a craft that is viewed by non-writers.
7. Which is not true about the theme?
A. comments about reality
C. is the general point of the story
B. described the significant truth D should be a specific portion about life
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