To an Athlete Dying YoungA. E. HousmanTHE time you won your town the raceWe chaired you through the market-place;Man and boy stood cheering by,And home we brought you shoulder-high.To-day, the road all runners come,5Shoulder-high we bring you home,And set you at your threshold down,Townsman of a stiller town.Smart lad, to slip betimes awayFrom fields where glory does not stay,10And early though the laurel growsIt withers quicker than the rose.Eyes the shady night has shutCannot see the record cut,And silence sounds no worse than cheers15After earth has stopped the ears:Now you will not swell the routOf lads that wore their honours out,Runners whom renown outranAnd the name died before the man.20So set, before its echoes fade,The fleet foot on the sill of shade,And hold to the low lintel upThe still-defended challenge-cup.And round that early-laurelled head25Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,And find unwithered on its curlsThe garland briefer than a girl's.QuestionThe author's purpose in this poem isResponsesA to mock the people for over-idolizing the athlete who died young.to mock the people for over-idolizing the athlete who died young.B to comfort the villagers feeling sorrow over the athlete's death.to comfort the villagers feeling sorrow over the athlete's death.C to criticize those responsible for the poor athlete's early death.to criticize those responsible for the poor athlete's early death.D to create a sense of comedy and lighten the overall gloomy situation.

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:When I passed the town hall there was a crowd in front of the bulletin-board. For thelast two years all our bad news had come from there — the lost battles, the draft,the orders of the commanding officer — and I thought to myself, without stopping,“What can be the matter now?”Then, as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the blacksmith, Wachter, who was there,with his apprentice, reading the bulletin, called after me, “Don’t go so fast, bub; you’llget to your school in plenty of time!”I thought he was making fun of me, and reached M. Hamel’s little garden all out ofbreath.a) Where did all the bad news come from for the last two years?i) schoolii) Bulletin-boardiii) Prussiaiv) Alsaceb) What did the blacksmith say to Franz?i) to read the bulletin-boardii) to get his homework completediii) to hurry to the schooliv) to not go so fastc) What has M hamel’s ‘little garden’ referred to in the extracti) schoolii) homeiii) countryiv) French languaged) Why was Franz late for his class?

Fix the adverb error (if one exists).​Neville ​Longbottom ​jumped ​the ​most high ​of ​all ​the ​people ​on ​the ​track ​team.Reset

Use the text to answer the question that follows.The Raceby A. Gautam     Suri was nowhere close to finishing the race. First, her shoelace came off. Then, her calves started feeling stiff. The farther she tried to get, the slower she moved. Suri looked up at the sky. When she saw the dark clouds, she felt even worried. But, I want to win, she thought. Today just isn't my lucky day.     As her heart began to give up hope, Suri saw lightning in the sky. The white flash reminded her of her grandmother."You must act without thinking about the result," her grandmother had once said.     "I must run because I want to," Suri told herself. "I shouldn't run because I have to win." Just like the flash of lightning, Suri felt a sudden rush of strength. She smiled and decided to run.What characteristic from the piece proves it is a work of fiction?*It is made up entirely of dialogue.It has a plot and a definite setting.The passage has many line breaks.Each sentence is written in meter.

This is an example of a direct quotation lead.*1 pointA. "In the heart of the city, a new cultural hub emerges," said Mayor Garcia.B. With enthusiasm, the students celebrated their victory in the championship games.C. To emphasize teamwork, the coach implemented a rigorous training program.D. Dressed like a priest, the bank robbers made a daring entrance.

The following passage is adapted from Ernest Hemingway's short story "A Pursuit Race."William Campbell had been in a pursuit race with a carnival show ever since Pittsburgh. In a pursuit race in bicycle racing, riders start at equal intervals to ride after one another. They ride very fast because the race is usually limited to a short distance and if they slow their riding another rider who maintains his pace will make up the space that separated them equally at the start. As soon as a rider is caught and passed he is out of the race and must get down from his bicycle and leave the track. If none of the riders are caught the winner of the race is the one who has gained the most distance. In most pursuit races, if there are only two riders, one of the riders is caught within six miles. The carnival show caught William Campbell at Kansas City.William Campbell had hoped to hold a slight lead over the carnival show until they reached the Pacific coast. As long as he preceded the carnival show as an advance man he was being paid.According to the text, what is true about William Campbell?Elimination ToolSelect one answerAHe is in a bicycle race that runs from Pittsburg to Kansas City.BHe works for the carnival as an advance man.CHe manages a cross-country bicycle race as one of the carnival attractions.DHe is running away from the carnival because he owes them money.