A Blessing & Predators

Where does the poem "A Blessing" take place? (Setting)

• On a ranch in New Mexico
• In a pasture in Minnesota
• The Black Hills
• In Good Ol' Kentucky

What was the time of day in the poem "A Blessing"?

• Twilight
• Midnight
• Morning
• Noon

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

In the poem "A Blessing", we see the vocabulary word blossom. Which choice is closest to the word blossom?

• The Sky
• Mountains
• Flowers
• Animals

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

In "A Blessing" what effect do the ponies have on the speaker?

• They make the speaker sad
• The speaker is brought back to his childhood
• They make the speaker feel alive
• They make the speaker sacred

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which passage from "A Blessing" contains alliteration?

• And the eyes of Indian ponies / Darken with kindness.
• They love each other. / There is no loneliness like theirs.
• They begin munching on young spring grass in the darkness. 
• For she walks over to me / And nuzzles my left hand.

What is the "bevy of vixen" doing at the end of the poem?

• running away from the dogs.
• bowing to the domesticated animals.
• sleeping in the woods.
• eating a small mammal.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following sentences uses a simile. 

• The boy is a gazelle on the football field. 
• They walk quietly as mice across the floor.
• She slid quickly into home plate.
• My brother was a machine in the weight room. 

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the tone (feel) of the poem "A Blessing".

• Peaceful
• Sad
• Scary
• Funny

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CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following words is a multiple meaning word?

• Jump
• Think
• Stroke
• Sleep

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CCSS.L.6.5C

What is the main theme/message that the poem "A Blessing" is trying to tell?

• That animals are wild and hard to tame.
• That there is a bond between animals and humans.
• That all humans need nature.
• Animals make the best pets.

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CCSS.RL.6.2