Kittens

The description in lines 9 through 12 helps the reader picture-

• what a kitten's fur looks like

• which kitten the mother cat is worried about

• where the mother cat keeps the kittens

• how the mother cat moves a kitten

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In the poem, the mother cat wants her kittens to learn to feel comfortable-

• in the snow

• around other animals

• when she picks them up

• when the speaker is near them

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which lines from the poem rhyme?

• weeks ago, when everything outside was snow.

• and carried it, outside to see

• and then our dog, decided he

• and one by one, they took them out

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Read line 21 from the poem: "to see what sun is all about". The poet includes this line to emphasize that the mother cat -

• knows it will snow again soon

• has had a bad experience in the winter

• wants her kittens to explore new things

• thinks her kittens will like the snow

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

How are the stanzas in the poem alike?

• They tell the speaker's feelings about the mother cat.

• They have the same number of lines.

• They focus on a problem he mother cat tries to solve.

• They repeat important words.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

The speaker most likely thinks the mother cat's actions are -

• brave

• confusing

• annoying

• wise

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How can the reader tell that this is a narrative poem?

• The poem contains words that appeal to the senses.

• The speaker of the poem shares his or her feelings.

• The poem has lines hat make the reader laugh.

• The events described in the poem tell a story.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

The mother cat takes her kittens outside because -

• the dog arrives

• the kittens grow up

• the sun comes out

• winter is over

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3