Paired Text: A Gift from Nature and Autumn Walk

In “A Gift from Nature” The details in paragraph 1 are important to the plot of the story because they help the reader understand that Layla —

• is easy to please

• enjoys being alone

• loves and respects nature

• has been to a forest on another field trip

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Read paragraph 11 from “A Gift from Nature”.

What do these sentences show about Layla?

• She wants to take pictures of the geode.

• She is good at recalling important ideas.

• She is not sure what the tour guide meant.

• She is considering what she should do with the geode.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Lines 18 through 21 of “Autumn Walk” suggest that the speaker feels-

• surprised to find a big pile of leaves

• excited to go through the pile of leaves

• curious about what is hiding under the leaves

• worried about the amount of leaves on the ground

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which lines of the poem “Autumn Walk” best show why the speaker likes the leaves?

• Lines 7 through 9

• Lines 12 and 13

• Lines 26 and 27

• Lines 32 and 33

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which TWO statements would both authors from the article and the poem agree with?

• There is beauty in nature.

• Nature is meant to be owned.

• Leaves have pretty colors.

• Nature should be admired.

• Rocks are good for exploration.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9