THE POISON TREE

1. What emotion is expressed in Stanza 1 ?

• sadness

• anger

• happiness

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2. Which word in stanza 2 that has the same meaning as “dishonest”?

• deceitful

• lie

• frank

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3. What happened to the persona’s foe eventually and how did the persona react to this?

• The persona’s friend eventually died. He was glad to see his friend outstretched beneath the tree

• The persona’s foe eventually died. He was glad to see his foe on the tree

• The persona’s foe eventually died. He was glad to see his foe outstretched beneath the tree

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In stanza 1, what happened to the persona when he did not express his anger?

• His anger faded

• His anger intensified

• His anger subsided

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In stanza 3, what did the apple refer to?

• The apple referred to the persona’s sadness

• The apple referred to the persona’s hatred.

• The apple referred to the persona’s favourite fruit

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In stanza 4, why did the persona feel happy?

• He felt happy because his foe fell down from the tree

• He felt happy because his foe died under the tree.

• He felt happy because his foe surrendered.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which word in stanza 1 shows the persona is similar to an apple tree?

• died

• bright

• grow

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In stanza 2, what does the word ‘it’ refer to?

• The wrath

• The apple

• The tree

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which phrase is stanza 1 has the same meaning as ‘kept his anger to himself’

• told

• I told it not

• I told it

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What did the persona do to ensure that the tree grew healthily?

• He watered it with tears

• He sunned it with smiles

• He sunned it with soft deceitful wiles

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5