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General Information

Related Benchmarks: LA.4.2.1.7
Reporting Category: Literary Analysis
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:

The sample item below is based on AcrosstheBlueMountains.pdf

Read this sentence from the passage.

He liked their quiet life in the pale yellow house with its broad-leaved tree, its two swaying palms, and its cool veranda.

What mood does the author create by using the phrase swaying palms?

Answer Options:
A. grateful
B. peaceful
C. sad
D. weary
Answer Key:
B
Item Context:
Descriptive Language

Aligned Benchmarks

Code Description
LA.4.2.1.7: The student will identify and explain an author's use of descriptive, idiomatic, and figurative language (e.g., personification, similes, metaphors, symbolism), and examine how it is used to describe people, feelings, and objects;


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