Squirrel 270

How does the poet use the word “feast” in line 3 of the poem?

• to describe a large amount of food

• to describe a special kind of nut

• to describe how the nuts are safely stored

• to describe where the nuts are stored

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

Which phrase from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Small beast”

• “Storing up”

• “a hundred nuts”

• “Nook and cranny”

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

Read these lines from the poem.

Nook and cranny stocked with seed

Tucked away for winter’s need.

Why does the poet use the words “Tucked away”?

• to show that the seeds are warm in the nooks and crannies

• to show that the seeds will fall off the tree into the winter snow

• to show that the seeds are safely put away, to eat in the winter

• to show that the seeds will grow in the nooks and crannies

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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 best describes the speaker’s point of view about the squirrel?

• She thinks the squirrel is clever.

• She thinks the squirrel is annoying.

• She thinks the squirrel is silly.

• She thinks the squirrel is selfish.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which sentence BEST describes what happens in stanza 1?

• The squirrel hides food for the winter.

• The squirrel is a small beast

• The squirrel is grey

• Squirrels like nuts

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which sentence BEST describes what happens in stanza 3?

• Cna the squirrel remember where he hides the nuts?

• He hides nuts in September

• He Looks for nuts in December

• Squirrels like nuts

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which sentence BEST describes what happens in stanza 3?

• Can the squirrel remember where he hides the nuts?

• He remembers where the nuts are hidden

• He Looks for nuts in December

• Squirrels like nuts

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a stanza

• A group of verses written together

• a paragraph

• A line that rhymes

• A sentence

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a verse?

• A group of verses written together

• a paragraph

• A line that rhymes

• A line in a poem

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What was this poem mostly about?

• A squirrel hiding and finding nuts

• A squirrel in the snow

• A tree filled with nuts

• A tiny beast

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5