There But for the Grace Test

The speaker in the poem suggests that

• crowds are more likely to survive than a person alone.

• bad weather affects a person's survival.

• people in a particular location are more likely to survive.

• luck may determine a person's survival.

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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

Which line from the poem suggests the idea of chance or luck?

• "There's no end to my wonder, my silence."

• "how fast your heart beats in me."

• "Straight from a moment still ajar?"

• "It happened sooner. Later. Nearer. Farther."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

One effect of the speaker's use of repetition is to

• create unity in the poem.

• give examples of sound devices.

• show how the poem is like a song.

• prove the speaker is right.

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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

When the speaker says, "Luckily there was a rail, a hook, a beam, a brake," the one-syllable words

• are examples of alliteration.

• introduce new ideas.

• create a sense of rhythm.

• are examples of opposites.

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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

Which word best describes the speaker's tone, or attitude, in the last stanza of the poem (lines 21-25)?

• sympathetic

• sarcastic

• relieved

• tense

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The repetition of the ending sounds in "It happened sooner. Later. Nearer. Farther." is an example of

• consonance

• alliteration

• parallelism

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is an example of alliteration?

• "You survived because you were the first."

• "Luckily there were no trees."

• "It could have happened. It had to happen."

• "Because sunny weather prevailed."

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The speaker uses opposites such as "first" and "last" or "left" and "right" to emphasize that

• only one choice will lead to survival.

• people control what happens to them.

• mistakes can cost people their lives.

• neither choice will guarantee survival.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The repetition of vowel sounds in "Because sunny weather prevailed" is an example of

• alliteration.

• assonance.

• rhythm.

• parallelism.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When the speaker says, "The net had one eyehole, and you got through it?" in line 22, he or she is emphasizing

• that it is important for people to analyze their choices.

• why people should be proud when they survive danger.

• the effects of cooperation on people's survival.

• how little control people have over what happens to them.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9