"Morning Talk" and "Immigrant Picnic"

Why does the speaker have a problem with the robin being called a "robin"?

• The bird is a Jis Ko Ko.

• True robins live in England, not the US.

• Bird watchers insist that robins cannot talk.

• Red-breasted thrushes are immigrants.

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Which word best describes the speaker in “Morning Talk”?

• Turtle

• European

• red-breasted thrush

• Native American

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Why are the people in “Immigrant Picnic” having a picnic?

• They're celebrating Independence Day.

• They're celebrating the author's birthday.

• They're celebrating their arrival in America.

• They're celebrating their trip to the Nile River.

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What is the central, or main, focus of “Immigrant Picnic”?

• conversations and jokes at a picnic

• the meaning of a national holiday

• confusions and connections among words

• methods of grilling hamburgers and hot dogs

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If it can be said that a person chirruped to her friends, which of the following must be true?

• She was ignoring them.

• She was amused by them.

• She was very angry with them.

• She was communicating with them.

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For which of the following reasons would a person most likely be teased?

• The person ran a race.

• The person won an award.

• The person said something foolish.

• The person overheard someone talking.

If a person pipes in during a conversation, which of the following actions would that person most likely be doing?

• telling the group to be quiet

• adding a comment

• making a joke

• shouting

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In “Morning Talk,” readers witness the following exchange. [from the speaker] “. . . They claim / you are misnamed and that we ought / to call you ‘a red-breasted thrush’ / because you are / indigenous.” (lines 11–15) [from the robin] “Your people didn’t come / from Europe or even India. / The turtles say you’re a relative / to red clay on this great island.” (lines 25–28) How does this exchange relate most clearly to a theme, or lesson, of “Morning Talk”?

• It indicates that animals are often wiser than the smartest person.

• It suggests that many animals can speak if we learn to listen to them.

• It suggests that it is not what people call us that makes us who we are.

• It proves that there are many things that one can learn by contemplating nature.

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How do you know that the family members in “Immigrant Picnic” are probably new to America?

• The way to grill hot dogs is a mystery to them.

• The speaker wears a hat shaped like Pennsylvania.

• They are celebrating the Fourth of July with a picnic.

• They do not use common American sayings correctly.

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In “Morning Talk,” how are the speaker and the robin alike?

• Both are native to America.

• Both travel north each spring.

• Both immigrated from Europe.

• Both have come from far away.

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