The Clock Man

Which statement best describes how the author, Shel Silverstein, develops the theme?

• the author ends with a description that lets the reader visualize the setting

• the author uses how the character reacts to questions to illustrate the lesson or theme

• the author states the theme in the last line

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why won't the child pay for time?

• He doesn't want to spend all his money right now

• He feels he doesn't need too because he has a lot of time left

• He only has pennies but time costs a lot more than that

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the clock man represent in the poem? RL.5.3

• Death

• Living Forever

• Time

• Money

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following describes what the adult would do for more time?

• They would give anything for more time.

• They would give the clock man all of their money.

• They wouldn't give the clock man anything.

• They would bargain with the clock man.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Select a detail from the text to support the answer to Part A.

• “How much will you pay for an extra day? The clock man asked the child.” (lines 1-2)

• “Not one penny, the answer came. For my days are as many as smiles.” (lines 3-4)

• “How much will you pay for an extra day? He asked when the child was grown.” (lines 5-6) 

• “He asked when the time came to die. All of the pearls in all of the seas” (lines 10-11)

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the clock man represent in the poem?

• death

• living forever

• time

• money

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the main theme of 'The Clock Man'?

• The inevitability of time

• The value of money

• The importance of friendship

• The joy of childhood

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In 'The Clock Man', what does the child refuse to pay for?

• An extra day

• A new toy

• A clock

• A book

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device is primarily used in 'The Clock Man'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the adult offer the clock man in exchange for more time?

• All of their money

• Nothing

• Their house

• Their car

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1