Why animals are important to humans readings quiz.

In the Commonlit reading "Dragonfly," the author uses the term "dazzling" to describe her. Dazzling means:

• yellow and purple

• dull and plain in color

• extremely bright

• red, white and blue

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the poem Dragonfly the author writes, "I pause and watch her hover there so close that I can see two bulging eyes." The term hover means:

• to fly in circles

• to remain in one place in the air

• to run quickly

• to jump high in the air

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the poem Dragonfly, the speaker is

• afraid of the dragonfly

• disgusted by the dragonfly

• friends with the dragonfly

• interested in the dragonfly

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In the poem Dragonfly, which of the following describes why the speaker wants to join the dragonfly?

• They want to fly as well.

• They are curious of where the dragon is going.

• They want to watch the dragonfly longer.

• They don't want to be alone.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

When I read the poem, "Dragonfly" it made me feel like ______________________________________.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In the Commonlit reading, "At the Zoo," the author writes, " I saw the grey wolf with mutton in his maw." Mutton means:

• fried fish

• apples

• roast beef

• the meat that comes from sheep.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the poem, "At the zoo," the grey wolf had mutton in his maw. The term maw means:

• feet

• mouth

• eyes

• knees

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the reading, "At the Zoo," the author writes, "I saw the wombat waddle in the straw." The term waddle means:

• to walk with short steps in a clumsy swaying motion.

• to close one's eyes and look at one's eyelids.

• to play jump rope in the street.

• to to a long nap

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In the poem "At the Zoo" the writer says "Then I saw the monkeys- mercy, how unpleasantly they smelt! The term smelt means:

• a slang term for danced

• an old term for smelled

• an old term for sang

• a slang term for taking a nap

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The speaker in the poem, "At the Zoo" thinks the animals in the zoo are:

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5