RISE ELA Grade 9 Practice Questions - RISE English Language Arts - Grade 9 Exam

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Excerpt from 'The Grandfather's Clock' In the center of the dusty hallway stood Great-Uncle Silas's mahogany grandfather clock. Its heavy iron pendulum swung with an unyielding rhythm, its loud tick echoed through the quiet house, measuring out the remaining hours before the historic family estate was to be sold. Every chiming strike reminded the heirs that their time in the ancestral home was rapidly dwindling. In this passage, what does the grandfather clock primarily symbolize?

The relentless passage of time and inevitable change The family's immense financial wealth and prosperity The mechanical superiority of nineteenth-century engineering The breakdown of communication between siblings

Correct Answer:

The relentless passage of time and inevitable change

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