Comparing Prose and Poetry

Questions 1 to 4 relate to "Tuck Everlasting." What is the best definition of "callers" as it is used in paragraph 11 of this story?

• people who call on the phone

• people who come to the door

• people who call out numbers in a Bingo game

• people who call someone's name out loud

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The setting is the time and place where a story happens. How does the reader know the setting in the story?

• The author states the setting in the first paragraph.

• The reader must infer the setting by using the clues in the text.

• The author reveals the setting in paragraph 6.

• The author doesn't provide any clues about the setting.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

In paragraph 10, the author writes that, "It was such an alien sound." This is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyberbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The next few questions relate to "The Stranger." What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABAC

• ABCA

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

How many stanzas are in the poem, "The Stranger?"

• 2 stanzas

• 4 stanzas

• 6 stanzas

• 8 stanzas

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is similar between the two readings?

• They tell the same story in different ways.

• They are different stories, but some of the people have the same names.

• They are both poems.

• They are both written in free verse.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Which best describes how the poem tells the story compared to the prose selection?

• The poem uses rhyme and dialogue and the story uses stage directions and a narrator.

• The poem uses free verse and a narrator while the story uses rhyme and a cast of characters.

• The poem uses verse a cast of characters and rhyme whereas the story uses stage directions and dialogue.

• The poem uses rhyme and verse while the story uses a third-person and dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9