The Doubt of Future Foes / Queen Elizabeth I

Test Practice

Identify Author’s Purpose

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. What does Elizabeth illustrate using a metaphor of the ebb and flow of the tides?
a. her fears of foes and her current joy
b. the changing loyalties of her subjects
c. the popularity of Mary, Queen of Scots
d. her plans for the future


How does information you gather as you read help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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