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Reading and All That Jazz book cover
Reading and All That Jazz: Tuning Up Your Reading, Thinking, and Study Skills, 2/e
Peter Mather, Glendale Community College
Rita McCarthy, Glendale Community College

Four Primary Modes

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


The topic of this poem is __________
2


The speaker in the poem is a(n) __________
3


This poem sends a message that the elderly deserve our __________ as they struggle to deal with their infirmities.
4


The tone of "On Aging" can best be described as __________
5


The "rocking chair" is used as a symbol for __________
6


The reader can infer that the speaker feels __________
7


"Like a sack left on the shelf" is a simile used by the speaker to express __________
8


The poem is a(n) __________
9


The speaker of "On Aging" wishes people would stop treating the elderly as though they are _________.
10


At the end of the poem, the speaker expresses a feeling of __________
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