Matching - Selection 3

Directions: Match the words or phrases on the left with the appropriate answers on the right. Select the correct letter in the space provided. Use each answer only once.

Reading Selection 3 On Aging, by Maya Angelou
1 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) The topic of this poem is __________ 2 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) The speaker in the poem is a(n) __________ 3 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) This poem sends a message that the elderly deserve our __________ as they struggle to deal with their infirmities. 4 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) The tone of "On Aging" can best be described as __________ 5 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) The "rocking chair" is used as a symbol for __________ 6 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) The reader can infer that the speaker feels __________ 7 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) "Like a sack left on the shelf" is a simile used by the speaker to express __________ 8 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) The poem is a(n) __________ 9 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) The speaker of "On Aging" wishes people would stop treating the elderly as though they are _________. 10 A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J) At the end of the poem, the speaker expresses a feeling of __________			Answer choices for questions 1 through 10 A) old age B) respect C) useless D) resentful of pity E) gratitude F) surrender G) appeal to friends and family H) abandonment I) old person J) assertive