5.4 Analyze How Poets Use Sound Effects To Reinforce Meaning In Poems
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 5
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1The poet uses line 11 to signal that the speaker changes from —interested to boredconfident to unsurecheerful to saddesperate to hopeful60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q2In line 3, why does the poet repeat and italicize 'The Prince' from line 2?To emphasize that this role is important to the speakerTo show that the speaker is familiar with the playTo show that the role will be difficultTo give the name of the play the speaker is in60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q3The poem is mostly about a speaker who —has trouble with his lines after seeing his classmates in the audienceexperiences problems onstage but is able to finish his performanceis chosen for a role in a play that he doesn’t understandcan hardly wait to be onstage because he has practiced so much60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q4What idea does the poet convey through the description of Bartholomew in lines 25 through 30?That he has become very inactiveThat he has learned to solve his problemThat he has found other ways to entertain himselfThat he has grown very large60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q5Read this line from the first stanza. The repetition in this line emphasizes the idea that Bartholomew —follows a routine for selecting different outfits in the morningbelieves that he has too many choices to makethinks that getting ready in the morning requires too much timehas difficulty finding outfits that match60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q6The organization of the poem helps show that Bartholomew’s actions —help him discover new ideasare a benefit to otherscannot be controlledcreate worse effects as time goes by60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q7Based on the poem, what can the reader conclude about the speaker’s past behavior?The speaker defends the little sister even when she is wrong.The speaker usually acts in a way that pleases the parents.The speaker has difficulty remembering the family rules.The speaker has tried a similar approach to get out of trouble before.60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q8Why does the poem begin and end with the same line?To show the frustration of the speaker’s family membersTo foreshadow a problem the speaker hasTo highlight a change in the way the speaker feels about the little sisterTo emphasize the speaker’s feelings about the situation60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q9Read these lines from the poem. These two lines reveal that the speaker’s parents —are glad to see their childrenbelieve they know the truth about what happenedcan be easily tricked by their childrenare surprised that a cookie is missing60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q10The reader can tell that the speaker is experienced at spitting cherry pits because she —identifies the number of times she has practiced over the summerstates that she has spit a pit in her yardreveals that there is a bowl of cherries in her kitchenprovides several suggestions about the best way to prepare for the activity60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q11What is one important effect of the rhyme scheme of the poem?It creates a rhythm that emphasizes the quick actions in the poem.It helps the reader visualize the problem the speaker experiences.It helps explain what spitting a cherry pit sounds like.It focuses the reader on the most important words in the poem.60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q12What is most likely the reason the poet compares spitting cherry pits to playing baseball?To explain that less time is required for spitting cherry pits than for playing baseballTo show the reader that some activities are more interesting than othersTo show that spitting cherry pits is just as much a team sport as baseballTo help the reader relate a well-known activity to an activity that might be unfamiliar60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q13Why does the cactus wren “like thorns in all directions”?They help keep intruders away.They prevent the baby birds from moving around in the nest.They are a source of food for the young hatchlings.They offer cool shade from the desert heat.60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q14In lines 1 through 13, the poet contrasts the wren’s behavior with that of other desert animals to show that the wren —copies the actions of other animalsmakes noises that are more pleasant to listen toworries about the needs of other animalsfeels comfortable in the heat of the desert60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
- Q15This poem is written from the point of view of a —mother birdbaby birdmousecricket60s5.4: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Poetry
