Poetry Twilight Calm

8) What does most of the poem describe?

• the sounds of evening

• animals preparing for nightfall

• creatures hunting for food at night

• the way the weather changes at sunset

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

9) Which words best describe the tone that the poet creates at the beginning of the poem?

• concern for warmth

• surprised alarm at day's end

• enthusiasm for the time of day

• disapproval of the weather pattern

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

13) Which word best describes most of the evening activity mentioned in the poem?

• busy

• lonely

• strained

• cooperative

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read lines 6 and 7 of the poem.  Then read this dictionary entry for "screen."
screen  v.  1. to provide with a means to exclude insects  2. to shelter or conceal from view  3. to separate or sort  4. to use a method to determine suitability for a task
Which definition best matches the meaning of "screened" as it is used in lines 6 and 7?

• definition 1
• definition 2
• definition 3
• definition 4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4