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1. In which two ways does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)? Select the two correct answers.2026 Practice Test A English, question 4
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
   • Format Multiple response
2. The author conveys a point of view on the study of animal intelligence mainly by2026 Practice Test A English, question 12
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
3. With which statement would the author of the passage most likely agree?2026 Practice Test A English, question 13
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
4. How does the author develop the contrast between the narrator’s point of view and the professor’s point of view?2026 Practice Test B English, question 22
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
5. Read lines 27–28 from the poem. And there, in the explosion, in the darkness, briefly incandescent, they appear: The imagery in the lines reveals…2026 Practice Test B English, question 25
   • Type Word meaning and figurative language
   • NYS standards 7R4, 7R6
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
6. Read lines 39–44 from the poem. They spin, and it is only down there in the darkness—in the vast garage where physicists jot down…2026 Practice Test B English, question 28
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
7. Which sentence supports the idea that farmers and people who manage land may be concerned about using fire as a way to benefit the…2026 Practice Test B English, question 32
   • Type Textual evidence
   • NYS standards 7R1, 7R6
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
8. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2026 Practice Test B English, question 34
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
   • Difficulty 2 of 5
9. Read lines 12–14 from the poem. And it was the leaves with a strong soft wind over them that talked most of all and…2026 Practice Test C English, question 21
   • Type Word meaning and figurative language, Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R4, 7R6
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
10. Throughout the poem, the poet conveys the speaker’s point of view by2026 Practice Test C English, question 24
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
11. Read line 28 from the poem. At the mouth end, there was an oval mound How does the line contribute to the development of…2026 Practice Test C English, question 29
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
12. How does the speaker’s interaction with Ruth in lines 37–41 convey a central idea of the poem?2026 Practice Test C English, question 32
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
13. The poet contrasts the speaker’s and Ruth’s points of view regarding the mound by using dialogue to2026 Practice Test C English, question 33
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
14. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2026 Practice Test C English, question 43
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
15. Read this sentence from paragraph 7. As the Internet’s resources continue to expand our “external” memory, some question whether the process may cause people…2026 Practice Test D English, question 3
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
16. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. As the velocity of the wind was over 35 feet per second and the speed of the machine…2026 Practice Test D English, question 12
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
17. Based on the excerpt, which statement would the author most strongly agree with?2025 Practice Test A English, question 15
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
18. The poet develops the speaker’s point of view by2025 Practice Test B English, question 48
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
19. How does the author distinguish her point of view from that of her mother?2024 Test A English, question 14
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
20. The poet develops a theme about making connections with others mainly through the2024 Test A English, question 25
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
21. What do the newspaper editor’s comments in paragraph 1 reveal about the challenges Ederle faced in attempting her feat?2024 Test A English, question 26
    • Type Inferences and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
22. Which sentence from the passage best conveys the author’s perspective regarding the impact of Ederle’s accomplishment?2024 Test A English, question 31
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
23. How does paragraph 7 fit into the overall structure of the passage?2024 Test A English, question 38
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
24. Which sentence from the passage best reveals the author’s point of view about e-books?2024 Test A English, question 39
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
25. The author develops the narrator’s point of view when the narrator sees the creature by2024 Test A English, question 50
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
26. Paragraph 18 shows that the author’s perspective toward the study described in the excerpt is that2024 Test B English, question 21
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R8
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
27. How does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)?2024 Test B English, question 45
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
28. Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the…2024 Test B English, question 47
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
29. Throughout the excerpt, the author conveys his point of view mainly by2024 Test B English, question 57
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
30. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?2023 Test B English, question 14
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
31. How does the similar construction of line 1 and line 8 contribute to the meaning of the poem?2023 Test B English, question 36
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
32. How does the poet develop the points of view of the structure and the water?2023 Test B English, question 42
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7L5a
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
33. Read this sentence from paragraph 1. In 1926 an editor at the London Daily News predicted that Gertrude Ederle, an American swimmer with eighteen…2018 Test A English, question 16
    • Type Inferences and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
34. Which sentence from the passage best conveys the author’s perspective regarding the impact of Ederle’s accomplishment?2018 Test A English, question 24
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
35. The phrase “those wonderful Swiss and African ones which vote, keep drilled armies,… and dispute about religion” in paragraph 1 shows that the author2018 Test A English, question 26
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
36. Which of the following best explains the author’s fascination with the ants?2018 Test A English, question 30
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
37. How does the similar construction of the sentence in line 1 and the sentence in line 8 contribute to the meaning of the poem?2018 Test A English, question 42
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
38. How does the poet develop the points of view of the structure and the water?2018 Test A English, question 49
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7L5a
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
39. How does the form of the poem contribute to its meaning?2018 Test A English, question 50
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
40. With which statement would the author of this excerpt most likely agree?2018 Test B English, question 31
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
41. Read line 1 and line 15 from the poem. Higher and still more high, Vaster and still more vast, The parallel structure of the…2018 Test B English, question 39
    • Type Text structure, Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
42. How does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)?2018 Test B English, question 42
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
43. Which detail from the poem reflects the speaker’s view that people often fail to appreciate what is familiar?2018 Test B English, question 44
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
44. Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the…2018 Test B English, question 46
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
45. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2018 Test B English, question 57
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5