The Mother of the Forest

1.What is the best definition of the word scaled as it is used in line 117?

• measured

• scraped

• climbed

• re-sized

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.What is the point of view of the speaker in this poem?

• first person

• second person

• third person

• none

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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3.The reader can tell that the poem is written in free verse form because it does not have-

• a serious subject

• a rhyming pattern

• a common theme

• a point of view

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.The poet most likely includes the word chugging in line 58 to show--

• how the tracks look

• how the trains felt

• what the trains sounded like

• where the trains went

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.Which event takes place when the tree is a seed?

• people to go to space

• people go to war

• people build pyramids

• people build factories

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CCSS.RI.1.1

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6.Which event takes place last in this poem?

• The Mother of the Forest grows to 400 feet tall.

• The Mother of the Forest hears stories from birds.

• The Mother of the Forest is cut down.

• The Mother of the Forest sets a record.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

8.How does the Mother of the Forest change in this poem?

• she changes color

• she gets weaker

• she loses her leaves

• she grows taller

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

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9.Which poetic structure is used in lines 64-68?

• rhyme

• repetition

• stanzas

• short line length

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

10.The word allies in line 73 means --

• classmates

• friends

• strong

• relatives

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4