Comprehension Review: Music to my Ears

Comprehension Review: Music to my Ears

Strategy Review: RUNNERS

• READ the title and predict what the poem is going to be about. READ the questions.

• UNDERLINE key details and words from the questions.

• NUMBER the lines. (Poems don't have paragraphs to number.)

• NOW, you are ready to read. And as you read...

• ENCIRCLE important words and details.

• REREAD the questions.

• SELECT the best answer choice. Analyze why the other items are incorrect.

READ the title and predict. Read the questions.

• What do you think this poem is about? Write your prediction beside the title.

• Read the questions quietly.

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UNDERLINE key words from each question.

• Q17: speaker, happy

• Q18: meaning of to rise

• Q19: line 13, humorous, mean

• Q20: meaning, last two lines

• Q21: how, describe, mother's laugh

• Q22: phrase, supports, feeling

NUMBER the lines

• How many lines does this poem have?

NOW, read.

ENCIRCLE

Strategy Review: CLOSE READING

READ-THINK-TALK

After the First Read:

• Who is the speaker in this poem? How do you know?

• What jumps out at you?

• What questions do you have?

READ-THINK-TALK

After the 2nd Read:

• Why do you think the author wrote this poem?

• How does the author feel about the topic?

• Why did the author mention the words ocean and seashore?

READ-THINK-TALK

After the 3rd Read:

• How does this poem connect to your life?

• What can you infer or tell about the speaker based on the details?

• What can you infer or tell about the mother based on the details?

REREAD the questions.

SELECT the best answer choice.

• As you answer, make sure to find evidence from the poem.

• Thumbs up when you have finished.

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Multiple Choice

Q17 According to the poem, what makes the speaker happy?

• A. the roar of the ocean

• B. the smell of burnt toast

• C. getting help with her homework

• D. her mother's laugh

Multiple Choice

Q18 What is the meaning of "to rise" in line 9?

• A. to fly

• B. to awake

• C. to struggle

• D. to hurry

Multiple Choice

Q19 In line 13, what does the word humorous mean?

• A. lively

• B. sad

• C. funny

• D. daring

Multiple Choice

What reminded the mother of something funny in her childhood?

• a funny story

• sitting on the table

• roar of the ocean

• burnt toast

Multiple Choice

Q20 What is the meaning of the last two lines of the poem?

• A. The speaker loves the sound of her mother's laugh.

• The poem is about a mother's hard work.

• The speaker enjoys the seashore.

• The poem takes place near the ocean.

Multiple Choice

Q21 Based on the poem, how does the speaker describe her mother's laugh?

• A. rushed and short

• B. loud and deep

• C. soft and sad

• D. low and growling

Multiple Choice

Which lines support your Q20 answer?

• Paragraphs 1 and 2

• Paragraphs 8 and 9

• Paragraphs 11 and 12

• Paragraphs 16 and 17

Multiple Choice

Q22 Which phrase supports the feeling of the poem?

• A. "I love to hear my other laugh."

• B. "How does she do it?"

• C. "She sits down at the table."

• D. "I stand on the shore?"