The Wood-Pile

How is the point of view of the bird different from the speaker in lines 10-19?

• The bird imagines what the speaker thinks, while the speaker wants to get a feather from the bird.

• The bird appears fearful of the speaker, while the speaker imagines what the bird is thinking.

• The bird does not p[ay attention to the speaker, while the speaker observes the bird closely.

• The bird is careful where he sits, while the speaker seems careless about nature.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

Read line 11 from the poem.

To put a tree between us when he lighted.

What is the meaning of the word lighted as it is used in this line?

• burned

• chirped

• illuminated

• landed

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the speaker imply about the bird when he states, "One flight out sideways would have undeceived him" in line 17?

• The bird is startled and takes off in flight.

• The speaker needs to communicate with the bird.

• The bird could approach the speaker to see the truth.

• The speaker is really trying to steal a feather as the bird takes flight.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the speaker mean in lines 18-19 by saying "there was a pile of wood for which I forgot him"?

• The speaker overlooked the wood.

• The speaker stumbled on the wood.

• The speaker lost memory of the wood.

• The speaker became distracted by the wood.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which quotation from the passage supports the inference that the speaker is curious?

• "Out walking in the frozen swamp one grey day" line 1

• "I paused and said, 'I will turn back from here'" line 2

• " No, I will go out father-and we shall see." line 3

• "And not another like it could I see." line 25

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which statement is the central idea of the poem?

• The speaker is intrigued by natural elements.

• The speaker meets creatures of the woods.

• The speaker examines the plant like of the woods.

• The speaker struggles with which direction to choose.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

What do the bird and the woodpile have in common in the poem?

• Both are decaying.

• Both are forgotten.

• Both are far from home.

• Both are covered in snow.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which quotation from the passage supports the answer to number 7?

• "Out walking in the frozen swamp one grey day" line 1

• "The hard snow held me, save where now and then" line 4

• "Or someone else: i was just far from home" line 9

• "Without so much as a wishing him a good-night" line 21

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Read lines 18-20 from the passage.

And then there was a pile of wood for which

I forgot him and let his little fear

Carry him off the way I might have gone

How do these lines develop the central idea?

• by illustrating the fascination that nature holds

• by describing the importance of completing a task

• by showing that past actions can impact the future

• by introducing an example of continuing when it seems pointless

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read line 26 from the poem.

No runner tracks in this year's snow looped near it.

What can the reader infer about the swamp based on this line?

• There is a path surrounding the swamp.

• There is a small population in the swamp.

• There has not recently been anyone in the swamp.

• There has not normally been snowfall in that particular area.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1