The Desk poem: 6th grade STAAR release test 2017

The poet begins the last three stanzas with the word "I" in order to -

• suggest that the speaker does not like people coming into his room

• develop the idea that the speaker's desk has a special purpose

• emphasize how the speaker connects with the desk

• shows that the speaker spends most of his free time in his room

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

From the speaker's experience, the reader can learn that -

• people with their own room feel more independent

• something that doesn't seem promising can turn out to be a welcome surprise

• collecting stamps can help people acquire more knowledge about the world

• mothers always know what is best for their children

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The poet's use of sensory language in line 27 is intended to help the reader -

• realize that the speaker did not expect the drawer to make a sound

• understand why the speaker puts drawing supplies in the drawer

• imagine the sound made by the shutting of the desk drawer

• know that the desk drawer now has something in it

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which line from the poem best suggests that the speaker feels a sense of happiness about having the desk?

• painted bright orange

• rub my hands over the surface

• bigger and deeper

• and a few pencils inside

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The poet uses the last line of the poem to -

• suggest that the only place the speaker would like to be is in his room

• explain that the speaker likes to collect maps and stamps

• emphasize that the speaker thinks that the desk has dramatically changed his room

• shows that the desk drawer is large enough to hold the speaker's maps and stamps

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7