Poetry Unit Test Review 7th Grade

Gathering Leaves by Stanley Cook

In autumn the falling leaves

Run races on the paths,

Tumble head over heals

And catch against tufts of grass.

I gather them in a heap

With a stiff brush and a rake,

Though they are as light as feathers,

And do their best to escape.

Then I splash right into the heap

And the leaves wash over me

With a long swishing sound

Like a wave of the sea.

In line 5 of the poem, what does "heap" mean?

• A type of rake

• A bag

• A pile

• A jacket

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Gathering Leaves by Stanley Cook

In autumn the falling leaves

Run races on the paths,

Tumble head over heals

And catch against tufts of grass.

I gather them in a heap

With a stiff brush and a rake,

Though they are as light as feathers,

And do their best to escape.

Then I splash right into the heap

And the leaves wash over me

With a long swishing sound

Like a wave of the sea.

Which line helps you infer what the word "Heap" means?

• I gather them...

• Though they are like feathers

• The leaves wash over me

• In autumn the falling leaves run races

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Gathering Leaves by Stanley Cook

In autumn the falling leaves

Run races on the paths,

Tumble head over heals

And catch against tufts of grass.

I gather them in a heap

With a stiff brush and a rake,

Though they are as light as feathers,

And do their best to escape.

Then I splash right into the heap

And the leaves wash over me

With a long swishing sound

Like a wave of the sea.

What is the rhyme scheme of lines 1-4 of the poem?

• ABCD

• ABAB

• ABCB

• ADCE

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Gathering Leaves by Stanley Cook

In autumn the falling leaves

Run races on the paths,

Tumble head over heals

And catch against tufts of grass.

I gather them in a heap

With a stiff brush and a rake,

Though they are as light as feathers,

And do their best to escape.

Then I splash right into the heap

And the leaves wash over me

With a long swishing sound

Like a wave of the sea.

What is the speakers attitude about leaves?

• Leaves are annoying

• Leaves are fun

• Leaves are a chore

• Leaves are ugly

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Gathering Leaves by Stanley Cook

In autumn the falling leaves

Run races on the paths,

Tumble head over heals

And catch against tufts of grass.

I gather them in a heap

With a stiff brush and a rake,

Though they are as light as feathers,

And do their best to escape.

Then I splash right into the heap

And the leaves wash over me

With a long swishing sound

Like a wave of the sea.

Which phrase from the passage best supports the authors attitude in this poem?

• I splash into the heap and the leaves wash over me

• I gather them into a heap

• They are as light as feathers

• And catch against tufts of grass

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Gathering Leaves by Stanley Cook

In autumn the falling leaves

Run races on the paths,

Tumble head over heals

And catch against tufts of grass.

I gather them in a heap

With a stiff brush and a rake,

Though they are as light as feathers,

And do their best to escape.

Then I splash right into the heap

And the leaves wash over me

With a long swishing sound

Like a wave of the sea.

What sound device is being used in line 2 of the poem?

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

On a Night of Snow by Elizabeth Coatsworth

Cat, if you go outdoors, you must walk in the snow.

You will come back with little white shoes on your feet,

little white shoes of snow that have heels of sleet.

Stay by the fire, my Cat. Lie still, do not go.

See how the flames are leaping and hissing low,

I will bring you a saucer of milk like a marguerite,

so white and so smooth, so spherical and so sweet -

stay with me, Cat. Outdoors the wild winds blow.

Outdoors the wild winds blow, Mistress, and dark is the night,

strange voices cry in the trees, intoning strange lore,

and more than cats move, lit by our eyes green light,

on silent feet where the meadow grasses hang hoar -

Mistress, there are portents abroad of magic and might,

and things that are yet to be done. Open the door!

What mood is conveyed by the phrase "wild winds blow"

• Hope

• Danger

• Comfort

• Darkness

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which type of figurative language is being used in Line 5 "See how the flames are leaping and hissing low"

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Tai Chi

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Cat, if you go outdoors, you must walk in the snow.

You will come back with little white shoes on your feet,

little white shoes of snow that have heels of sleet.

Stay by the fire, my Cat. Lie still, do not go.

See how the flames are leaping and hissing low,

I will bring you a saucer of milk like a marguerite,

so white and so smooth, so spherical and so sweet -

stay with me, Cat. Outdoors the wild winds blow.

Outdoors the wild winds blow, Mistress, and dark is the night,

strange voices cry in the trees, intoning strange lore,

and more than cats move, lit by our eyes green light,

on silent feet where the meadow grasses hang hoar -

Mistress, there are portents abroad of magic and might,

and things that are yet to be done. Open the door!

In line 11, what does the word "lore" mean?

• Dancing

• Stories

• Food

• Door

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Cat, if you go outdoors, you must walk in the snow.

You will come back with little white shoes on your feet,

little white shoes of snow that have heels of sleet.

Stay by the fire, my Cat. Lie still, do not go.

See how the flames are leaping and hissing low,

I will bring you a saucer of milk like a marguerite,

so white and so smooth, so spherical and so sweet -

stay with me, Cat. Outdoors the wild winds blow.

Outdoors the wild winds blow, Mistress, and dark is the night,

strange voices cry in the trees, intoning strange lore,

and more than cats move, lit by our eyes green light,

on silent feet where the meadow grasses hang hoar -

Mistress, there are portents abroad of magic and might,

and things that are yet to be done. Open the door!

Which words or phrases best show the definition of "lore"

• Strange voices cry in the trees

• Open the door

• The wild winds blow

• I bring you a saucer of milk

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4