Poetry Collection

What do the children do in “A Day on a Boat”?

• They listen to a story about fish.

• They teach the speaker to swim

• They swim while the speaker reads.

• They pretend to be different animals

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

In “I Will Be a Chemist,” the speaker is looking at —

• a tree trunk

• the universe

• a flake of skin

• a drop of water

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

How does Phoenix help Chase appreciate classical music in “Mozart”?

• He gives Chase books that tell about classical music composers.

• He shows Chase how to dance to different pieces of classical music.

• He plays different pieces that show Chase why his opinions are wrong.

• He tells Chase a story about when and where classical composers lived.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which part of “Mozart” includes a metaphor?

• “swish and thud as the door closed.”

• “Chase’s round head bobbed, a buoy at sea.”

• “Chase’s thick eyebrows rose: ‘You like this stuff?’”

• “Chase smirked. ‘You can’t deny that classical is for snobs.’”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What do the three poems have in common?

• They use figurative language.

• They are unusual shapes.

• They describe historical people.

• They are organized in stanzas.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Jackson finally decided to take a plunge into the lake water. What does plunge mean?

• crash

• dive

• paddle

• wave

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When the bookcase fell, I heard a thud in my brother's room. What does thud mean?

• boom

• voice

• roar

• scream

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The robins trilled their calls back and forth from the bushes. What does trilled mean?

• cackled

• howled

• ran

• whistled

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

I sailed the boat out to the buoy near the lighthouse and then returned. What does buoy mean?

• small building

• underwater net

• mechanical prop

• floating object

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The children flocked to the show. Which word is a synonym for flocked?

• stayed at home

• moved in a group

• decided not to go

• scattered away from

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1