PASSAGE IS AT THE BOTTOM
1. Which detail from the passage is the BEST example of imagery?
A . “Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains.”
B . “They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family . . . .”
C . “When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their
bold outlines on the clear evening sky . . . .”
D . “It is a little village, of great antiquity, having been founded by some of the Dutch colonists
in the early times of the province . . . .”
2. Which detail from the passage BEST helps the reader understand how popular Rip Van
Winkle was with children?
A . “He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors.”
B . “I have observed that he was a simple, good-natured man.”
C . “Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as
usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles . . . .”
D . “He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles,
and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians.”
Ninth Grade Literature and Composition Content Domain: Reading and Vocabulary Standard:
ELAGSE9-10RL2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its
development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by
specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
3. Explain how the author develops the theme of change.
Use details from the passage to support your answer. (1 paragraph)
This is from the Scoring Rubric they use to determine points. Please read the flowing description
carefully!
A full-credit response achieves the following: • Gives sufficient evidence of the ability to
determine and analyze the development of a theme within the text • Includes specific
examples/details that make clear reference to the text • Adequately analyzes the development
of a theme within the text and the supporting information with clearly relevant details based on
the text.
