Predators

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.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

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.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• Peaceful
• Sad
• Scary
• Funny

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Who is the main speaker (narrator) in the poem "Predators"?

• A dog
• A human
• A fox
• A cat

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

What female animals are called vixens?

• horses
• foxes
• cats
• bears

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following animals is most likely domesticated?

• A dog
• A lizard
• A monkey
• A rat

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the definition of cultivate? 

• To feed ones animals.
• To explore and discover new places.
• To prepare and use land.
• To hunt wild animals.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is a major theme of the poem "Predators"?

• The natural world vs the civilized world.

• domesticated animals and their relationship with their fellow pets.

• humans and their use of land.

• wild animals and their urge to become domesticated.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Stanzas in poetry are named by...

• The number of words in each sentence. 
• The number of lines that they contain.
• The total length of the entire poem.
• The poet

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5