Kittens (STAAR Passage - 3rd Grade)

The description in lines 9 through 12 helps the reader picture —

• what a kitten’s fur looks like

• which kitten the mother cat is worried about

• where the mother cat keeps her kittens

• how the mother cat moves a kitten

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In the poem‚ the mother cat wants her kittens to learn to feel comfortable —

• in the snow

• around other animals

• when she picks them up

• when the speaker is near them

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which lines from the poem rhyme?

• weeks ago

  when everything outside was snow.

• and carried it

  outside to see

• and then our dog

  decided he

• and one by one

  they took them out

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Read line 21 from the poem.

The poet includes this line to emphasize that the mother cat —

• knows it will snow again soon

• has had a bad experience in the winter

• wants her kittens to explore new things

• thinks her kittens will like the snow

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

How are the stanzas in the poem alike?

• They tell the speaker’s feelings about the mother cat.

• They have the same number of lines.

• They focus on a problem the mother cat tries to solve.

• They repeat important words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

The speaker most likely thinks the mother cat’s actions are —

• brave

• confusing

• annoying

• wise

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How can the reader tell that this is a narrative poem?

• The poem contains words that appeal to the senses.

• The speaker of the poem shares his or her feelings.

• The poem has lines that make the reader laugh.

• The events described in the poem tell a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

The mother cat takes her kittens outside because —

• the dog arrives

• the kittens grow up

• the sun comes out

• winter is over

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1