The War Works Hard 1 The Soldier 1 The War Works Hard 2 and Vocabulary Words to Know 1 Words to Know 2
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What is C. The speaker is made upset by the war
Which statement describes the speaker's point of view regarding the war?
a. The speaker is amused by the war
b. The speaker is unaffected by the war
c. The speaker is made upset by the war
d. The speaker is made happy by the war
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What is A. "And think, this heart, all evil shed away,"
What line best conveys the peacefulness of the soldier?
a. "And think, this heart, all evil shed away,"
b. If I should die, think only this of me"
c. "In that rich earth a richer dust concealed"
d. "A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware"
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What is B. "Summons rain from the eyes of mothers"
Which quote supports the point of view that the speaker is made upset by the war?
a. "awards medals to generals/ and themes to poets"
b. "summons rain from the eyes of mothers"
c. "fills the newspapers/with articles and pictures"
d. "and paints a smile on the leader's face"
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What is D. a state of complete emptiness or destruction
"The bomb left the city in desolation."
Desolation means:
a. respected
b. thoughtful observation
c. to socialize in groups
d. a state of complete emptiness or destruction
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What is A. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially figures of speech.
"The author uses rhetoric very well."
Rhetoric is:
a. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially figures of speech.
b. The art of speaking in formal English, especially when used in informational texts.
c. The art of confusing the reader with long words that often have double meanings.
d. The art of speaking words that are used in poetry.
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What is A. "How magnificent the war is!/How eager and efficient!"
Select a line that best reveals the satirical tone of the passage.
a. "How magnificent the war is!/How eager and efficient!"
b. "It produces the most questions in the minds of children"
c. "adds pages to the history books"
d. "teaches lovers to write letters"
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What is C. It emphasizes the peacefulness of the speaker
How does the last line of this poem, "In hearts at peace, under an English heaven." affect the meaning of the poem?
a. It emphasizes the bitterness of the speaker.
b. It emphasizes the speaker's satirical tone.
c. It emphasizes the peacefulness of the speaker.
d. It reveals the speaker's misconception that he will die in England.
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What is C. "It contributes to the industry/ of artificial limbs"
Select a line that best reveals the satirical tone of the passage.
a. "urges famies to emigrate"
b. "accustoms young women to waiting"
c. "It contributes to the industry/ of artificial limbs"
d. "builds new houses"
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What is A. to endanger
"The rain imperiled our drive home."
Imperil means:
a. to endanger
b. wise, careful, cautious
c. suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain
d.confused; undecided; having feelings that clash or conflict
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What is B. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
"The author uses the Euphemism of cut off as a substitute for refusing to support a person financially."
An Euphemism is:
a. sadness
b. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
c. believing in the idea of perfection or a perfect world, sometimes naively
d. to feel or express sorrow or grief over someone's death
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What is B. That the speaker is horrified by the things that war does.
What can be inferred from the author's focus on the things that war does throughout the poem?
a. That the speaker is pleased by the things that war does.
b. That the speaker is horrified by the things that war does.
c. That the speaker is also affected by the war.
d.
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What is A. by describing how his death will effect the ground that he dies on.
How doe lines 2 and 3 "That there's some corner of a foreign field/ That is forever England." refine the speaker's opinion of his effect on the world.
a. by describing how his death will effect the ground that he dies on.
b. by describing the earth as English.
c. by contrasting the evilness of the Earth under his feet compared to the wonderfulness of English earth.
d. By stressing the importance of the fact that the earth will become English once he stands on it.
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What is A. To emphasize the fact that war is continuous for those affected by it.
How does the speaker use rhetoric in line 13, "The War continues working, day and night."
a. To emphasize the fact that war is continuous for those affected by it.
b. To emphasize that war has a hard time working all the time.
c. To suppress the fact that the 'work' that the war is doing is killing people.
d. To suppress the fact that the war doesn't end for many involved.
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What is C. hostile and aggressive
"When the teacher asked the student to be quiet, the student got angry and became belligerent."
Belligerent means:
a. deeply sad over a death
b. gruesome or reminiscent of death
c. hostile and aggressive
d. factual; not based on opinions
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What is C. majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
"The soldiers in their dress blues were august."
August means:
a. to regard with scorn or contempt
b. eager to fight
c. majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
d. to make unclear; to conceal or make less obvious
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What is D. That the corpses are being swung through the air by bombs and people trying to gather them
Read line 5 "swings corpses through the air" based on the context of the poem, what does this line imply?
a. That corpses are being put on swings and swung back and forth.
b. That the corpses are a metaphor for death in general.
c. That the author is only joking and there are no corpses in war.
d. That the corpses are being swung through the air by bombs and people trying to gather them
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What is C. it illustrates that he considers himself a part of his home country where ever he dies
How does the comparison of the speaker's dead body to dust from England impact the meaning of the poem?
a. It reveals that he hates his home country
b. it emphasizes that the speaker wants to die
c. it illustrates that he considers himself a part of his home country where ever he dies
d. it brings attention to the fact that he is from England and proud of that fact
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What is C. to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
"We never forsake fallen soldiers."
Forsake means:
a. to socialize in groups
b. loyal and committed in attitude
c. to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
d. serious and dignified
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What is A. loyal and committed in attitude
"I was staunch in my belief that cheating needed to be punished."
Staunch means:
a. loyal and committed in attitude
b. to make unclear; to conceal or make less obvious
c.comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.
d. sadness
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What is B. eager to fight
"Many of the WWII soldiers were not pugnacious because they had seen images form WWI."
Pugnacious means:
a. without success; for nothing
b. eager to fight
c. gruesome or reminiscent of death
d. believing in the idea of perfection or a perfect world, sometimes naively
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What is B. That war destroys people physically and emotionally
What is the central idea of both poems?
a. That war is easy to go through
b. That war destroys people physically and emotionally
c. That war is easy to make fun of
d. That war is something we should only discuss in a solemn, or serious, manner
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What is C. from solemn to peaceful
How does the speaker develop throughout the poem?
a. from silly to serious
b. from happy to solemn
c. from solemn to peaceful
d. from angry to distressed
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What is D. to regard with scorn or contempt
"She contemned me with glaring eyes"
Contemn means:
a. loyal and committed in attitude
b.wise, careful, cautious
c. without success; for nothing
d. to regard with scorn or contempt
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What is D. polite
The man was very courteous because he held the door open for me when my hands were full.
Courteous means:
a. the art of using language effectively and persuasively
b.finding fault
c. believing in the idea of perfection or a perfect world, sometimes naively
d. polite
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What is D. one who came before
"Mrs. Nelson, an English teacher, was Ms. Silver's predecessor."
Predecessor means:
a. to call together, to send for or to request to appear
b. to endanger
c. to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
d. one who came before






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