Wildlife Worries

Read this sentence from the story.

Next, we hiked a trail that snaked upriver, through a gold mine of maple, birch, pine, and spruce.

What does the comparison of “maple, birch, pine, and spruce” to a “gold mine” suggest?

• The park is a valuable natural resource.

• The park is near a gold mine in which trees grow.

• The trees make the trail seem dark, like being in a mine.

• The park has several kinds of trees with yellow leaves.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read the sentence from the text. Then answer the question that follows.

As we walked on, though, I felt myself sinking back into a black bog of dread.

What feelings is the author trying to create by using the metaphor "black bog of dread?" Select *two* options.

• a sense of adventure

• a feeling of fear

• a sense of happiness

• a sense of being stuck

• a feeling of regret

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Explain what the narrator’s use of the phrase "tame as a cow back home" (paragraph 4) tells you about both the moose and the narrator. Write at least THREE complete sentences to explain & support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What kind of figurative language is the phrase mentioned in the short response question?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3