Question

Diving for treasure commonlit

Her fair freckled face
sparkled bright
as a carnival
buffed by the crush
of the
cornicled deep —
she’d barked
her bare knuckles
on bevies of barnacles
waking a wreck
from
its coral-torn sleep.
An eerie unquiet
had scarred
all its treasure —
and though she could see
it held wealth
beyond measure
she left it behind for the ocean to keep.


1)PART A: Which sentence best describes the theme of the poem?

A) The treasures that exist in the ocean are just as valuable as money or jewels.

B) The ocean has many beautiful things to offer, but they are best left untouched by humans.

C) Divers often damage the areas that they explore by touching things they shouldn’t.

D) It is necessary to see the ocean for yourself to fully appreciate its beauty


2) PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A)“buffed by the crush / of the / cornicled deep — ” ( Lines 4-6)

B) “she’d barked / her bare knuckles / on bevies of barnacles” ( Lines 7-9)

C) “waking a wreck / from / its coral-torn sleep.” ( Lines 10-12)

D) “it held wealth / beyond measure / she left it behind for the ocean to keep.” ( Lines 17-19)

3) Which of the following describes why the diver most likely left the treasure behind?

A) It was too heavy for her carry.


B) It was stuck to the bottom of the ocean.


C) It wasn’t worth anything above land.


D) It wasn’t hers to take.

Answer 1

1) B) The ocean has many beautiful things to offer, but they are best left untouched by humans.

2) D) “it held wealth / beyond measure / she left it behind for the ocean to keep.” ( Lines 17-19)

3) D) It wasn’t hers to take.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author describes the great value of the treasure and how it was just lying under the ocean unexplored by humans. The diver is a human, and despite seeing clearly the immense values of this treasure, decided to leave it in the ocean. The phrase "and though she could see it held wealth beyond measure she left it behind for the ocean to keep." explains this point.

The diver left this treasure behind because she was just a diver, it was not her prerogative to go search for underwater treasures. Nowhere in the passage suggests that the treasure's wealth is limited to the ocean and useless on the land. It's wealth was even described to be beyond measure.

It was not written that she made an attempt to carry the treasure but could not due to difficulty.