Winter Study Cont. Regents Investigation

The purpose of the last line is most likely to: (1) capture a moment in time.

A bit of common sense: The narrator isn't going to move to an animal or fly; or if it does, the reader gets no hint to this. Same setting and no tragic event.

What is the form of the poem? (3) narrative

A person talking/thinking. Not right structure for ballad or sonnet. Not allegory, singular meaning.

The purpose of the narrator's use of the word "trees" in lines 14 through 17 is to: (2) emphasize the variety of climbing jobs

Admiration transcends into what he does with his life. All about different environments. No partnerships, benefits. Beauty is relevant but subjective; not what passage is about.

As the narrator looks at the magazine photograph, he experiences feelings of: (1) admiration

He wanted to be like them. Other emotions were negative.

The author develops the passage primarily through the use of: (1) factual evidence

Many statistics. The rest are attractive answers, but overall, the passage is factual.

The primary purpose of the second-person narration throughout most of the passage is to: (2) include the reader in the events

No secret identity. No antagonist. The writing then becomes about the person in the setting than just the setting.

The resolution passed by the United States Conference of Mayors in 2007 emphasized the: (2) high quality of public water

Other options try to trick reader by hinting to bottled water= better= opposite of article. This answer talks about positive of faucet water.

What quality of bottled water is represented in line 3 of the passage? (4) cost

Says "1000 times as much." Purity, convince, and flavor cannot as easily be quantized. Also just referring to price people pay.

What is the primary focus of lines 32 through 35?: (4) environmental impact

Talking about other use for fossil fuel; environment impact. No relation to CONSUMER cost or foreign influence. Tricky one is debt because costly, but environment is best answer.

The action of the horses in line 18 is a reflection of the: (2) rider's feelings

Talks about being proud. No size, fear, or conditions.

The first stanza of the poem describes: (4) an animal roundup

Talks about job through weather. No family, competition, or lesson.

The description of hazards in the blackberry patch (lines 20 through 24) is included in order to parallel: (1) real world dangers

The lines talk about little mishaps and dangers that aren't always visible by eye, similar to life. Hazards aren't parallel to childhood dreams or challenging authority. The only other thing that might be a trick is rejection of responsibility, bc this is a hazard, but not a parallel one.

The author's comparison of tap water to bottled water illustrates that bottled water is:(3) "incredibly wasteful" (line 26)

The other answer all go against purpose of passage.

pristine glaciers= (1) common misconception

The rest go against the article's purpose.

The primary function of the opening paragraph is to: (2) establish the setting

This is the correct answer because there was a lot of descriptive language about the scenery. The possible tricky answer would be reveal the theme, but the passage goes on more to take about berries unlike the first paragraph. No conflict or resolution is mentioned.

The words "That's what it was. It was all of that" (lines 18 and 19) illustrate that blackberries most likely represent a: (4) family ritual

This is the right answer because the event is look at in a family order; the tricky answer is community event, but there is no community outside the speaker's life. There is no goal in this or difficulty.

The imagery of "The shadows slanted across the yard" (line 35) is used to emphasize the: (3) passage of time

Throughout the passage, it talks about the calmness of time; different season, meals, ect. No personality change and no mention of environment of history in passage.