RL 4.9 4.5 Review

Which detail from "Dancing in the Rain" best  connects to what is shown in the picture?

• "When the warm rain fell soft and clear, the children shouted not with fear."
• "Before they ran onto the lawn, they gazed out, upon the morning dawn."
• "Putting on their new rain suits, and not forgetting their blue boots."
• "They danced outside and tossed those suits and ran and pranced without blue boots."

Which statement best explains the author's use of alliteration in line 13 of "Dancing in the Rain?

• The author makes contrasts. 
• The author rhymes words within the line. 
• The author uses the repetition of first syllable sounds at the end of the line. 
• The author uses the repetition of ending syllable sounds in the line. 

What technique does the poet use in the poem "Dancing in the Rain"?

• The poet repeats the same line many times. 
• The poet uses free verse. 
• The poet uses rhyme. 
• The poet uses short phrases for emphasis.

How would people who dance in the rain most likely be described?

• anxious
• fun loving
• mature
• quiet

What technique does the author use to create an effect in "Dancing in the Rain"?

• onomatopoeia
• long stanzas
• repetition
• rhyme

How are "Dancing in the Rain" and "The Best Day" the same?

• Both children drank sweet soup when they came inside.
• In both passages the children played outside without their boots.
• The rain and the snow fell warm, soft, and clear.
•  Tomorrow's forecast was calling for another day of repeat weather. 

What is the correct comparison of the point of view in "Dancing in the Rain" and "The Best Day"?

• Both passages are told using first person point of view. 
• "Dancing in the Rain" is told in third person, and "The Best Day" is told in first person.
• Both passages are told using third person point of view.
• "Dancing in the Rain" is told in first person, and "The Best Day" is told in third person. 

In line 14 of "Dancing in the Rain", what does the word croup mean?

• a cold
• frostbite (body tissues freeze)
• hypothermia (body temperature drops)
• a rash

Which statement best describes the way the poem is written?

• It starts and ends with a different description of the rain.
• It used rhyming words in each of the stanzas.
• It uses words and images that involve all of the five senses. 
• It repeats the same word many times in all of the stanzas. 

Why do the children probably wish they could stay outside longer?

• They do not want to stop playing and dancing in the rain.
• They do not like laying indoors. 
• They lost their boots and were afraid they might get in trouble.
• they were tired of playing in the house.