Myview Unit

Passage

an entry or doorway

​passaje

Curious

having an interest to learn about something

​curioso

adventure

an exciting experience

​adventura

Insight

clear or complete understanding of a situation

Wandered

walked slowly or aimlessly

Open Ended

Poetry is different from Informational text because __________.

​Peering

looking closely at something that is hard to see

via

by way of; by means of; through

traverse

traveled through; moved across

girth

distance around something; circumference

intersecting

crossing or overlapping

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how commas contribute to creating rhythm in a poem?

• they signal where the reader should take a pause, creating a rhythmic flow

• they separate different ideas, enhancing the reader's understanding of the poem.

• They emphasize important words in the poem.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the literary device simile.

• comparing unlike things using the words like or as

• comparing unlike things directly using words such as is or was

• vivid language that appeals to the reader's senses.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes repetition.

• group lines

• repeating words or phrases for emphasis

• vivid language that appeals to the readers senses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the literary device metaphor.

• comparing unlike things using the words like or as

• words that refer to or imitate sounds

• comparing unlike things using words such as is or was

Multiple Choice

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,

I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,

I've counted sixteen chicken pox.

• ABCA

• ABBA

• AABB

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of repetition:

• From there to here, funny things are everywhere

• she walked past the babbling brook every day

• If you think you can win, you can win.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences includes an idiom:

• The dishes clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

• Charlotte decided to break the ice at the party by telling a joke.

• Her laughter was a melody that brightened even the darkest days.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences includes an idiom:

• The dishes clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

• Charlotte decided to break the ice at the party by telling a joke.

• Her laughter was a melody that brightened even the darkest days.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best definition for the word peering?

• listening carefully to a sound

• looking closely or carefully

• speaking softly to someone

Multiple Choice

From what point of view is the poem Learning the World narrated?

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what Learning the World is about?

• Seeing an old friend from the past

• using the mind to visualize the places one desires to see

• visiting unknown places

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the literary device onomatopoeia?

• comparing unlike things directly using words such as is or was

• vivid language that appeals to the reader's senses

• words that refer to or imitate sounds

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a metaphor from Latitude Longitude Dreams?

• Etching earth with invisible designs/crossing rivers, ice, and trees

• Magellan moved via stars.

• Our home, our ship, our planet earth

Multiple Choice

The phrase keys to secret places on page 134 is referring to:

• worlds

• a dream

• maps

Multiple Choice

Which of the following from Early Explorers is an example of imagery:

• by adventures we sill never know

• where whole mountains are hidden under ice

• no place on earth is ever undiscovered

Multiple Choice

In Early Explorers, what was the author's purpose for using short and long lines?

• to create rhythm where the shorter lines were read faster and the longer lines read slower.

• to create rhythm where the shorter lines were read slower and the longer lines read faster

• to create rhythm where the lines were read equally and to ensure the poem rhymed