ISEE Reading Question 520: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 520
3. What are the "playthings" mentioned in line 10?
- A. a child's toys
- B. adult status symbols
- C. the people and things that fill our lives
- D. irritating things that happen in life
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
C is correct. The author mentions "playthings" twice in this poem. In lines 3–4, he says that the child is reluctant to "leave his broken playthings on the floor." In lines 9–10, the author says that Nature "takes away our playthings one by one" and leads us gently to rest. The first mention of playthings refers to a child's toys. The second mention of playthings refers to all the people and things that fill an adult's life and that are taken away by death.