Unit 6 EOM TEST

What is the most likely reason the poet includes the figurative language in lines 6 and 7

of the poem?

• To suggest that the speaker’s room is too quiet at night

• To emphasize what causes the speaker to imagine something

• To describe objects that cannot be seen during the night

• To emphasize why the speaker’s room is too dark at night

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TEKS.ELA.4.10D

Which line from the poem best explains the speaker’s problem?

• that isn’t there by day

  — (line 3)

• I’m afraid. (line 13)

• I know just what you’ll say

  — (line 16)

• The reason is, (line 20)

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TEKS.ELA.4.8C

Which line helps the reader understand that the poet uses a first-person point of view in

the poem?

• Of course there’s nothing (line 1)

• except that sometimes (line 4)

• by moonlight (line 5)

• that I’m all right, (line 29)

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TEKS.ELA.4.10E

What theme does the poet express in the poem?

• Dreams make life more interesting.

• People need to accept advice from others.

• Some problems come from our imagination.

• Some new experiences are more pleasant than others.

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TEKS.ELA.4.8A

In line 12, the suffix -ly in the word suddenly helps the reader understand that suddenly

means-

• in a fast way

• without being fast

• known for being fast

• a person who is fast

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TEKS.ELA.4.3C

What is the central idea of the selection “Riding Out West”?

• Trains allowed people to travel to new places.

• Trains saved people money when they traveled.

• El Paso became a famous city that people moved to.

• El Paso was the first city in Texas to build a railroad.

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D.I

How is the information in the selection “Riding Out West” organized overall?

• The cause of the construction of railroads is explained to show why people

  wanted to travel in West Texas.

• The chronological order of events is used to show how the railroad in West

  Texas developed over time.

• The description of the different ways people traveled in West Texas is used to

  highlight the problems with railroads.

• The railroad in West Texas is compared to railroads in other places to show that

  train travel was popular.

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D.II

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection “Riding Out West”?

• To express how important trains were for growing travel

• To describe where different states built railroad tracks

• To explain why some cities became crowded with more people

• To show why people liked to ride in trains more than in wagons

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TEKS.ELA.4.10A

In lines 8 through 14 of the poem “Going Home (Burlington Route),” the word jolting

describes movement that is-

• comforting

• rough

• exciting

• dangerous

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TEKS.ELA.4.3B

Read lines 11 through 14 of the poem “Going Home (Burlington Route).”

I open my window and let the air blow in,

The air of morning,

That smells of grass and earth—

Earth, the grain-giver.

The poet uses a cause-and-effect organizational structure in these lines most likely to-

• show how train travel makes the speaker appreciate the land

• show the reader what passengers did on trains while traveling

• show the reader how the weather changes during train travel

• show what the speaker is looking at while traveling on the train

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TEKS.ELA.4.10B