"Echoing Green" RL.5.4

Read the line from the poem:

"The skylark and thrush,

The birds of the bush,

Sing louder around

To the bells cheerful sound;"

Which of the following explains what a skylark is

• A bird that is silent in the bushes

• A singing bird in the bushes

• A loud child playing on the green

• A bell in the sky that rings

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

After reading the sentence below what does the words descend mean?

• Overheat and become too hot

• to be covered by something such as a cloud

• go down in location

• to be kind person

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following explains why the author says like birds in their nests?

"Round the laps of their mothers

Many sisters and brothers,

Like birds in their nest,

Are ready for rest,"

• to compare the number of birds in a nest to how many sisters and brothers can fit in a nest

• to show the age of brothers and sisters

• to explain to the readers they are outside

• to compare how birds rest in a nest to the kids being ready to rest at home

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What figurative language is being used in lines 25-28?

"Round the laps of their mothers

Many sisters and brothers,

Like birds in their nest,

Are ready for rest,"

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What two effects does the author have on the reader by saying The sun does arise, And make happy the skies;?

• It gives nature the ability to spread or feel joy

• It helps the reader know the sun goes up in the sky

• It explains to the reader what is in the sky

• It describes the color of the sun and stars

• It allows nature to have human feeling of happiness

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5