Unit 4 Week 5 Skills TEST

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the poem?

• Nature helps people find calm.

• Life can be stressful, even in nature.

• It takes time to fully appreciate nature.

• The true beauty of nature is revealed at night.

Multiple Choice

Why does the poet compare the speaker to a seagull in line 10?

• to suggest that the speaker is a bird also

• to show how the speaker wants to escape

• to show how the speaker loves to be in the sky

• to suggest that the speaker sees a bird in the sky

Multiple Select

What are two ways in which the author uses stanzas and meter to

create rhythm?

• by rhyming each line with another line

• by stressing syllables with similar sounds

• by stressing every other syllable in each line

• by emphasizing each line with end punctuation

• by using a consistent number of lines in each stanza

Multiple Choice

What does the metaphor “my darkest night” in line 21 describe?

• the previous night

• the speaker’s very bad day

• the night that has not come yet

• the speaker’s last day at the beach

Multiple Choice

“There’s always so

much left to do.”

(line 9)

• Everyday life

  is difficult.

• The simple

  elements of

  nature can

  affect us

  deeply.

• It’s important

  to refill our

  energy.

Multiple Choice

“I long to fly to the

shore / Where I will

be reborn anew.”

(line 11)

• Everyday life

  is difficult.

• The simple

  elements of

  nature can

  affect us

  deeply.

• It’s important

  to refill our

  energy.

Multiple Choice

“And the salt in the

air / Fills my heart

with an aching love.”

(line 14)

• Everyday life

  is difficult.

• The simple

  elements of

  nature can

  affect us

  deeply.

• It’s important

  to refill our

  energy.

Multiple Select

What are two ways in which the metaphor in lines 1–5 explains the meaning

of the title “Sheltered”?

• It shows how being sheltered can be scary.

• It shows how being sheltered can be lonely.

• It shows how being sheltered can be secure.

• It shows how being sheltered can be circular.

• It shows how being sheltered can be dangerous.

Dropdown

“This bubble is clear.” ​ ​

Select answer

“It’s rounded and smooth” ​ ​

Select answer

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Select answer

“Or the spiciness of the fare,” ​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

Part A

Read these lines from the poem.

“To always meander

Like a slow forest stream

Not sure where to go

Or for what to dream

I will stall.” (lines 16–20)

What does meander mean as it is used in this stanza?

• wander in and out

• stroll at a quick pace

• wind around the bend

• move with little purpose

Multiple Choice

Read these lines from the poem.

“To always meander

Like a slow forest stream

Not sure where to go

Or for what to dream

I will stall.” (lines 16–20)

Part B

How does the simile in the stanza provide a clue to the answer in Part A?

• It compares how dreams can be endless to the trees in a forest.

• It compares how streams move in many directions to how the

  speaker feels.

• It compares how dreams can be surprising to how the speaker is

  feeling unsure.

• It compares how streams flow quickly to how the speaker is

  embracing risks.

Multiple Choice

What does the line “Being trapped in a box” in line 24 help readers visualize?

• what it feels like to be in a small space

• what it feels like to play a game of chess

• how the speaker feels after taking off socks

• how the speaker feels before having freedom