"The Abandoned Farmhouse" Comprehension

What is the purpose of stanza 1?

• To introduce us to the farm family

• To introduce us to the farmer

• To explain what happened to the family

• To explain the reality of failure

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

What can be inferred from stanza 1?

• The farmer hated farming

• The farmer was not good at farming

• The farmer was forced to farm

• The farmer was not a good husband or father

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read lines 7 and 8 of the poem. The poet uses these lines to show that -

• the man was an inadequate farmer

• the weather destroyed the farm and the family had to flee

• the man liked to collect rocks

• the field and barn flooded every time it would rain

The repetition of the words “says the house” is used to –

• compare the family members who once lived there

• highlight the poor care the family gave to their home

• describe the destruction the family caused to their property

• show the family through the eyes of their home

What can be inferred from stanza 2?

• The family was happy

• The family was afraid

• The family was poor

• The family loved farming

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Based on the poem, what is the meaning of scarce in stanza 2?

• Having fear of the demand

• Having an insufficient amount for the demand

• Having a sufficient amount for the demand

• Having an excess to meet the demand

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which statements describes how the first two stanzas are similar?

• They focus on the events of what happened to the family farm.

• They focus on the reason the farmhouse is abandoned.

• They focus on the characters and the images of their life on the farm.

• They focus on the conflict between the characters.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

What can be inferred from stanza 3?

• The family was evicted

• The family broke up

• The family suffered a death

• The family had a sudden crisis

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.5

Stanza 3 is important to the poem because it suggests –

• a natural disaster caused the family to abandon their home.

• the bank foreclosed on the house

• an expected event caused the family to break up

• the father passed away suddenly

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.W.6.9A

Based on the poem, what is the meaning of haste in stanza 3?

• Hope

• Worry

• Hurry

• Anxiety

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4