"A Magic Unseen" Reading Quiz

The poet uses the words "dense swaths of GREEN" to describe the leaves'-

• importance

• location

• quantity

• texture

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why do the line lengths differ in the poem?

• To make reading easy

• To create the image of a tree

• To affect the speed of reading

• To show the time span of events

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why is the month of September important in the poem?

• It is one of the four seasons.

• It marks the end of warm weather.

• It is when the leaves fall from the trees.

• It occurs between summer and winter months.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which of the reader's senses is stirred by the words "the colors get hotter"?

• Hearing

• Sight

• Smell

• Taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The "magic" mentioned in the last line of the poem refers to the leaves-

• turning bright colors

• fluttering into the sky

• piling up beneath a tree

• decaying due to natural changes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read the description from lines 24 and 25 of the poem.

... blooming to fresh, vibrant leaves, which someday will turn luminous colors anew...

What does the word luminous mean?

• Brilliant

• Mysterious

• Natural

• Peculiar

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which words from the poem describe a natural cycle?

• up in the trees, tucked away

• millions of petite flapping suns sitting

• the rotting of leaves feeding the trees

• the loam and the gloom underground

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The word "LEAVES" appears in the poem to-

• mimic fluttering, scattered leaves

• illustrate the size of the tree's leaves

• show how the tree's leaves nourish its roots

• demonstrate how the wind carries the leaves far away

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10