Reading Comprehension Quiz (Walt Whitman, “Slang in America”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Walt Whitman, “Slang in America”

Read “Slang in America” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question Whitman writes that “it stands for Language in the largest sense.” What is the antecedent for the pronoun “it”?

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Question What does Whitman consider to be “Like one of Shakespere’s clowns…[playing] a part even in the stateliest ceremonies”?

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Question Based on this essay, who or what would Whitman say contributes more to the English language?

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Question In paragraph 5, Whitman writes that slang

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Question In paragraph 6, Whitman suggests that

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Question Whitman notes that the states and territories of the West have many new and different slang terms that they use regularly. Why might the Western states be the places where slang is used the most?

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Question In different jobs and different settings, Whitman indicates that

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Question Whitman’s tone for this article can best be described as

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