The Land of Counterpane

Which sentence describes stanza 2?

• The stanza describes the sickness that keeps the speaker in bed.

• The speaker tells about things that are not really happening.

• The stanza reveals that the speaker feels like a giant.

• The speaker explains what the title of the poem means.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Select one sentence that supports the answer in Question 1.

• "When I was sick and lay a-bed,"

• "And all my toys beside me lay"

• "And sometimes for an hour or so"

• "I watched my leaden soldiers go,"

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

The speaker pretends he is a giant in the land of counterpane. What kind of giant does he pretend to be?

• shy

• angry

• scard

• quiet

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the meaning of the word planted as it is used in these lines of the poem?

"Or brought my trees and houses out,

And planted cities all about."

• buried in the ground

• covered with grass

• set up in a certain way

• given away as a gift

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

How does stanza 2 help the reader understand what is described in stanzas 3 and 4?

• It tells why the speaker is in bed.

• It describes how the leaden soldiers move.

• It shows the reader that the speaker is imagining events.

• It explains how the land of counterpane fights the giant.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

From whose point of view is the person told?

• a toy

• a soldier

• the boy

• the boy's parent

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Select the two choices that describe the person speaking in the poem.

• a person who likes to imagine things

• a person who is afraid of trying anything new

• a person who does not mind spending time alone

• a person who cannot stand being home sick

• a person who has traveled all around the world

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Select three lines from the poem that the picture shows.

• "When I was sick and lay a-bed"

• "To keep me happy all the day."

• "And sometimes for an hour or so"

• "I watched my leaden soldiers go"

• "Among the bed-clothes, through the hills"

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5