Truth by Nikki Grimes

Which of the following identifies the theme of the poem?

• Honesty is the key to a good life.

• The weather can help predict the future.

• You can choose to be positive and embrace uncertainty.

• Any day can be a bad day, depending on how you look at it.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to part A?

• "The truth is, every day we rise like thunder-/ clap of surprise." (Lines 1-2)

• "Cold be echoes of trouble, or blossoms/of blessing." (Lines 2-3)

• "gorgeously/ disguised memories-to-be might rain down from above" (Lines 3-4)

• "our/ job, if you ask me, is to follow it. See where it heads." (Lines 5-6)

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the author's word choice contribute to the tine of the poem?

• It conveys how it is better to approach the future with humor.

• It stresses that the future is not always predictable.

• It portrays a sense of anxiety about the future.

• It emphasizes how ominous the unknown is.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which quote from the text best supports the answer for number 3?

• "The truth is, every day we rise like thunder-" (Line 1)

• "Could be echoes of trouble, or blossoms/ of blessing/" (Lines 2-3)

• "So look up! Claim that cloud with the silver lining." (Line 5)

• "Our/ job, if you ask me, is to follow it." ( Lines 5-6)

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4