"A Bird Came Down the Walk"

What is the speaker watching thought this poem?

• a leaf
• a beetle
• a bird
• a worm

The poem uses rhyme in many places. What are the two lines of the poem that rhyme?

• lines 2 and 4
• lines 1 and 3
• lines 2 and 3
• lines 3 and 4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read lines 9-13 of the poem. Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about how the bird is feeling?

• The bird feels nervous and scared
• The bird feels proud and strong.
• The bird feels excited and happy
• The bird feels bored and restless

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

When in the poem does the bird most likely notice that the speaker is watching him?

• lines 9-10
• lines 17-18
• lines 1-2
• lines 7-8

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the main idea of this poem?

• A birds comes down the walk and then swims through a puddle of water.
• A bird comes down the walk and eats crumbs out of the speaker's hand.
• A bird comes doen the walk, eats a worm and drinks dewdrop from some grass.
• A bird comes down the walk but flies away when the speaker offers him a crumb.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

He stirred his Velvet head
Like one in danger, Cautious, I offered him a Crumb And he unrolled his feathers And rowed softer home- 
What does rowed softer home mean?

• chirped quietly
• hopped onto a boat
• flew away softly
• swam through a puddle

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

He glanced with rapid eyes That hurried all around-They look like frightened Beads, I thought 
To whom or what does the word "they" refer to?

• the speaker and the bird
• the bird and his friends
• the bird's wings
• the bird's eyes

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

At least 4 lines that have the same meter or have a rhyming scheme is a

• stanza
• line
• meter
• structure

Meter is 

• verse
• stanza
• rhyme
• rhythm

A stanza can be compared to a_____ in a passage.

• line
• paragraph
• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4