Reading Comprehension Quiz (Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Education”)
Reading Comprehension Quiz
Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Education”
Read “Education” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.
Question
The essay is written using the second person pronoun “you,” creating a more familiar tone between the audience and the writer. Who is Emerson specifically addressing?
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Question
In paragraph 2, the antecedent to the pronoun “he” is.
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Where did Sir Charles Fellowes conduct his dig?
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Question
In paragraph 4, Emerson suggests that
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Question
Throughout the passage, Emerson suggests that the education system of his time should
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Question
In paragraph 15, Emerson writes that when a child “cries out [that the teacher is] wrong and sets [the teacher] right,” the teacher should
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Question
What does Emerson suggest is the problem with students?
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Question
In paragraph 11, lines 9 and 10 contain examples of
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Question
In paragraph 12, Emerson suggests that what is needed to keep rules in school is not a man but a(n).
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Question
In paragraph 13, what is the “quack practice”?
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