Rough / Stephen Spender

Test Practice

Identify Main Ideas

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

1. Why did the speaker pretend to smile?
a. He didn’t want the children to see him cry.
b. He was pretending to be happy when his parents saw him.
c. He wanted to ingratiate himself with the rough children.
d. He was trying to convince himself that he wasn’t scared.


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

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