FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH General Directions: Read and analyze the poem.

Be able to answer
the questions by writing the letter of your answer.
General Directions: Read and analyze the poem. Be able to answer
the questions by writing the letter of your answer. Nothing Gold Can Stay
Robert Frost
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Robert Frost Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of the most popular and critically
respected American poets in history. His poems frequently employ rural
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of the most popular and critically scenes from the New England countryside. “Nothing Gold Can Stay,”
respected American poets in history. His poems frequently employ rural published in 1923, uses nature to describe aging, an inevitable human
scenes from the New England countryside. “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” experience.
published in 1923, uses nature to describe aging, an inevitable human
experience. Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold,
Nature’s first green is gold, Her early leaf’s a flower;
Her hardest hue to hold, But only so an hour.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
Then leaf subsides to leaf. So dawn goes down to day.
So Eden sank to grief, Nothing gold can stay.
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay. 1. How many stanzas does it have?
A. .1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
1. How many stanzas does it have? 2. Which quote does NOT support the theme that things in life change
A. .1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 very quickly?
2. Which quote does NOT support the theme that things in life change a. “Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.”
very quickly? b. “Her early leaf's a flower; /But only so an hour.”
a. “Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.” c. “So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.”
b. “Her early leaf's a flower; /But only so an hour.” d. All of the above support the theme
c. “So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.”
d. All of the above support the theme 3. Which of the following is the mood of the poem?
a. happy and carefree c. sad/pensive and gloomy
3. Which of the following is the mood of the poem? b. angry and hostile d. anxious and stressed
a. happy and carefree c. sad/pensive and gloomy 4. Which words from the poem support the mood?
b. angry and hostile d. anxious and stressed a. green and gold c. subside and grief
4. Which words from the poem support the mood? b. leaf and flower d. dawn and day
a. green and gold c. subside and grief
b. leaf and flower d. dawn and day Comprehension
5. Nature's first green refers to
Comprehension a. grass b. leaves c. spring d. summer
5. Nature's first green refers to 6. When Frost says that Nature's first green is gold he means that
a. grass b. leaves c. spring d. summer a. spring is precious c. spring is expensive
6. When Frost says that Nature's first green is gold he means that b. spring is cold d. spring is gold
a. spring is precious c. spring is expensive
b. spring is cold d. spring is gold
7. When Frost says But only so an hour, he means that
a. some change happens quickly c. leaves only live for an hour
7. When Frost says But only so an hour, he means that b. it is only spring for an hour d. flowers only live for an hour
a. some change happens quickly c. leaves only live for an hour 8. What does Frost mean by the line “Her hardest hue to hold”?
b. it is only spring for an hour d. flowers only live for an hour A. Seasons pass quickly but always return.
8. What does Frost mean by the line “Her hardest hue to hold”? B. Nature should be protected.
A. Seasons pass quickly but always return. C. Nature is constantly changing.
B. Nature should be protected. D. Time flies.
C. Nature is constantly changing. 9. Why do you think Robert Frost references the Garden of Eden in this
D. Time flies. poem?
9. Why do you think Robert Frost references the Garden of Eden in this A. to indicate that nature is as perfect as Eden
poem? B. to compare the changes in nature to a loss of innocence in
A. to indicate that nature is as perfect as Eden paradise
B. to compare the changes in nature to a loss of innocence in C. to indicate that paradise is lost in the winter
paradise D. to indicate that paradise is lost at the end of the day
C. to indicate that paradise is lost in the winter 10 . What does the color “gold” most likely represent in the poem?
D. to indicate that paradise is lost at the end of the day A. purity and beauty C. warmth and kindness
10 . What does the color “gold” most likely represent in the poem? B. wealth and riches D. strength and power
A. purity and beauty C. warmth and kindness Which phrase from the poem best supports that the color “gold” most
B. wealth and riches D. strength and power likely represent in the poem?
FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH
 A. “Then leaf subsides to leaf” (Line 5) A. “Then leaf subsides to leaf” (Line 5)
B. “Her early leaf's a flower” (Lines 3-4) B. “Her early leaf's a flower” (Lines 3-4)
C. “So Eden sank to grief” (Line 6) C. “So Eden sank to grief” (Line 6)
D. “So Dawn goes down to day” (Line 7) D. “So Dawn goes down to day” (Line 7)

A. Form or Structure of the Poem. A. Form or Structure of the Poem.

12 . . How many lines does the poem have? 12 . . How many lines does the poem have?
A.5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 A.5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

B. Sound Devices. B. Sound Devices.

13. Which is NOT a set of rhyming words in the poem? 13. Which is NOT a set of rhyming words in the poem?
A. gold and hold C. leaf and grief A. gold and hold C. leaf and grief
B. flower and hour D. can and stay B. flower and hour D. can and stay
14. The rhyme scheme of the poem is 14. The rhyme scheme of the poem is
A. ABCD ABCD C. ABAB ABAB A. ABCD ABCD C. ABAB ABAB
B. AABA AABA D. AABB CCDD B. AABA AABA D. AABB CCDD
15. The line, “Her hardest hue to hold,” shows alliteration (repetition of 15. The line, “Her hardest hue to hold,” shows alliteration (repetition of
the h sound). Which of the following lines in the poem also shows the h sound). Which of the following lines in the poem also shows
alliteration? alliteration?
a. “Her early leaf's a flower” c. “ So dawn goes down to day” a. “Her early leaf's a flower” c. “ So dawn goes down to day”
b. “But only so an hour” d. “Nothing gold can stay” b. “But only so an hour” d. “Nothing gold can stay”
16. Assonance is when two or more words that are near each other 16. Assonance is when two or more words that are near each other
contain the same vowel sound, as in the sentence “Jenny bent down contain the same vowel sound, as in the sentence “Jenny bent down
and petted the hen.” Which lines in the poem show assonance? and petted the hen.” Which lines in the poem show assonance?
a. lines 1, 2, 3 b. lines 1, 2, 7 c. lines 1, 3, 7 d. lines 2, 3, 7 a. lines 1, 2, 3 b. lines 1, 2, 7 c. lines 1, 3, 7 d. lines 2, 3, 7
17. What literary device is employed in the lines 17. What literary device is employed in the lines
So Eden sank to grief, So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day So dawn goes down to day
a. rhythm b. onomatopoeia c. repetition d. consonance a. rhythm b. onomatopoeia c. repetition d. consonance
Stanza Completion. Choose the picture that represents the missing Stanza Completion. Choose the picture that represents the missing
word. Write only the letter on your answer sheet. word. Write only the letter on your answer sheet.

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. B. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.

Nature’s first 18. _____ is gold, Nature’s first 18. _____ is gold,
Her hardest 19. _____ to hold, Her hardest 19. _____ to hold,
Her early leaf’s a 20._____; Her early leaf’s a 20._____;
But only so an 21. ______. But only so an 21. ______.
Then 22._____ subsides to leaf. Then 22._____ subsides to leaf.
So 23.____ sank to grief, So 23.____ sank to grief,
So 24. _____goes down to day. So 24. _____goes down to day.
Nothing 25._____ can stay. Nothing 25._____ can stay.

C. Use of other poetic devices. C. Use of other poetic devices.

26. True or false: imagery is evident throughout the poem? 26. True or false: imagery is evident throughout the poem?
a. true b. false a. true b. false
27. Which imagery is prevalent in the poem? 27. Which imagery is prevalent in the poem?
a. visual b. auditory c. olfactory d. gustatory a. visual b. auditory c. olfactory d. gustatory
28. The theme of the poem is 28. The theme of the poem is
a. Change is scary c. Change won't happen a. Change is scary c. Change won't happen
b. Change will happen d. Change is fun b. Change will happen d. Change is fun
29. Which of the following is NOT a theme found in the poem? 29. Which of the following is NOT a theme found in the poem?
a. Life always has a silver/golden lining. a. Life always has a silver/golden lining.
b. Life is constantly changing. b. Life is constantly changing.
c. You can’t hold onto your innocence. c. You can’t hold onto your innocence.
d. The good things in life don’t last. d. The good things in life don’t last.
30. Give the message of the poem. Write your answer on your paper. 30. Give the message of the poem. Write your answer on your paper.
Which phrase from the poem best supports that the color “gold” most
likely represent in the poem?