Reading Test 2.5

What does the word memorized mean?

• Questioned persistently

• Settled conclusively

• Motivated by fear

• Learned by heart

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word ambitious?

• Desire

• Jealous

• Need

• Willingness

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word satisfaction mean?

• The act of completing

• The act of separating

• The condition of being satisfied

• The condition of being qualified

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word shuddered?

• Bargained

• Obeyed

• Trembled

• Yawned

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Narrative poems

• Do not rhyme.

• Tell a story.

• Repeat.

• Rhyme.

Which of the following means “to use words, phrases, or lines over and over for emphasis“?

• Rhyme

• Narrative

• Repetition

• Free verse

Free verse poems do not

• Use repetition

• Tell a story

• Use words

• Rhyme

Which of these lines uses rhyme?

• What a complete mess!

• The man quacked his answer.

• He was a very funny person.

• She walked the walk and talked to talk.

What is the theme of these poems?

• Might makes right.

• Difficult goals are impossible.

• Difficult goals can be accomplished.

• If at first you do not succeed, try, try again.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the following line from “Stage Fright.”

I studied and studied my perfect Prince-part.

Why does the poet use alliteration in these lines? (alliteration is when multiple words start with the same letter.)

• To compare studying to the part.

• To compare studying to the prince.

• To emphasize the importance of the arts.

• To emphasize how much he studied for the part.