The SchoolBoy

Which statement summarizes a theme of the poem?

• A. Joy can only be found when one is free from responsibility.

• B. Learning can be accomplished both inside and outside a schoolhouse.

• C. In order to thrive, children should be allowed to play freely.

• D. Despite severe warnings, children will always find ways to be mischievous.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What event causes the speaker to feel frustrated?

• A. keeping wild birds in small cages

• B. attending school during the summer

• C. hearing sounds of hunters hunting animals

• D. being reprimanded by a schoolteacher

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read lines 11-12.

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

How does the imagery affect the meaning of the poem?

• A. by creating sympathy for the speaker

• B. by suggesting the speaker is unreliable

• C. by creating a controlling picture of the speaker’s parents

• D. by developing the speaker’s desires

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

How do lines 16-17 contribute to the poem’s theme?

• A . They suggest the speaker is unaware of the ways school improves one’s life.

• B. They suggest the speaker feels only sadness when attending school.

• C. They suggest the speaker feels he is unable to thrive if he is forced to spend his days indoors.

• D. They suggest the speaker is eager to grow up and live on his own going wherever he pleases.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Part A.

How does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view?

• A. by contrasting the speaker’s thoughts with his parents’ thoughts

• B. by using figurative language to convey the speaker’s suffering

• C by using logic and reason to illustrate the speaker’s complaints.

• D. by using dialogue to express the speaker’s conflict with his teacher

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Part B

Which set of lines from the poem supports the answer in Part A?

• A. “I love to rise in a summer morn,When the birds sing on every tree;” (lines 1-2)

• B. “Under a cruel eye outworn,The little ones spend the day” (lines 8-9)

• C. “But droop his tender wing,And forget his youthful spring!” (lines 19-20)

• D. “O father and mother if buds are nipped, And blossoms blown away;” (lines 21-22)

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

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