Question 14 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B
Read the excerpt from “How I Learned English.”I fell back,Dazed, clutching my brow,Groaning, “Oh my shin, oh my shin,”And everybody peeled away from meAnd dropped from laughter, and there we were,All of us writhing on the ground for one reasonOr another.Which phrase from the excerpt allows readers to hear what is happening in the poem?
Answer
A
Dazed, clutching my brow
B
Groaning, “Oh my shin, oh my shin,”
C
everybody peeled away from me
D
All of us writhing on the ground
Explanation
The phrase “Groaning, ‘Oh my shin, oh my shin,’” lets readers hear what is happening because it describes a sound and includes the speaker’s spoken words. The other phrases mainly describe actions or positions readers can picture.
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