Name: __________ Grade: 10 ( )

English Final Exam

Section I:

Count that Day Lost

Section II:

A Summer’s Reading

Estimated time: an hour and a half

Read all the questions then answer them carefully.

Good Luck, I trust you   

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 Count That Day Lost

By George Eliot
If you sit down at set of sun
And count the acts that you have done,
And, counting, find
One self-denying deed, one word
That eased the heart of him who heard,
One glance most kind
That fell like sunshine where it went --
Then you may count that day well spent.

But if, through all the livelong day,

You've cheered no heart, by yea or nay --
If, through it all
You've nothing done that you can trace
That brought the sunshine to one face--
No act most small
That helped some soul and nothing cost --
Then count that day as worse than lost.

1. According to the first stanza, why should a person count the acts that he\she
has done at the end of the day?
i. To count how much money a person makes.
ii. To count if the person has done good deeds.
iii. To count the worthwhile acts people has made.
iv. To count the worthless acts a person has made.
(3 points)

2. Copy TWO phrases from the first stanza that cause other people to feel good.
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Copy TWO phrases from the second stanza that make the day worthless.

Answer:

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(2 points)

3. In line 4 the poet says “One self-denying deed,”

Give ONE example of such a deed and explain your answer.

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(6 points)

4. How are the first and the second stanzas different? How are they similar?
Provide examples from the poem. NOTE: use ONE thinking skills that we
learned

The thinking skill I chose: _______________________________________________

(5 points)

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(10 points)

5.Read the quote below.

“ What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? ”
George Eliot

How does this quote relate to the poem “Count That Day Lost”?

Answer:

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(8points)

Section II: A Summer’s Reading

1. “ he sat on a bench here, watching the leafy trees and the flowers blooming on
the inside of the railing thinking of a better life for himself”

How is George’s life different from the life he would like to have? Name ONE way

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(7 points)

2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Support your answer
with reference to the text.

“It looks as though George will succeed in achieving his goals in life”

Answer:

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(7 points)