2019 (Aug.): NY Regents - ELA

By Sara Cowley
Last updated 4 months ago
26 Questions
Note from the author:
From the New York State Education Department. The University of the State of New York REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION REGENTS EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS. Internet. Available from https://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/819/reela82019-exam.pdf; accessed 23, June, 2023.
From the New York State Education Department. The University of the State of New York REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION REGENTS EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS. Internet. Available from https://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/819/reela82019-exam.pdf; accessed 23, June, 2023.

The first three paragraphs serve to introduce

Lines 17 through 20 show Rose’s

The dialogue in lines 30 through 34 depicts Miss Kelly as

The statement “And we are worked off our feet” (line 35) illustrates that Miss Kelly’s shop is

Eilis’s attitude toward Rose in lines 46 through 50 can best be described as

The phrase “no work for anyone in Enniscorthy, no matter what their qualifications” (lines 53 and 54) supports a central idea about Eilis’s

The author’s choice of the word “mentioned” (line 67) as well as Father Flood’s comments (lines 86 and 87) most likely indicate that Rose is

The recognition that a job “had somehow been tacitly arranged” (line 97) suggests that

Which quotation best reflects a central idea in the passage?

The images in lines 6 through 12 create a sense of

In the context of the poem as a whole, lines 24 through 26 present

Lines 32 through 36 most clearly reflect the players’

In the context of the poem as a whole, the mythological allusions best reflect the players’ sense of being

Which quotation best reflects a central idea of the poem?

A primary function of the first paragraph is to introduce

As used in line 13, the word “unreflective” most nearly means

The details in lines 21 through 25 show that the author

Lines 31 and 32 support a central idea by demonstrating

Which statement best summarizes the information in lines 35 through 37?

The statements “We tackle time head-on” and “We dice it into units” (line 39) emphasize human attempts to

Which word helps clarify the meaning of “transcend” (line 40)?

Researchers found that humans can best under- stand time (lines 41 through 54) through

The text is developed primarily through the use of

Which quotation reflects a central idea of the text?

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