Pre-Assessment: Inference in Poetry

The reader can infer that the flowers in this poem are

• A. blue and red

• B. yellow and red.

• C. blue and green.

• D. yellow and blue.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What inference can the reader make about who the companions are?

• A. They are a man and his dog.

• B. They are a man and his bird.

• C. They are two people who have lived on the land for a long time.

• D. They are two young people who live next door to one another.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What can the reader infer about what the companions are like?

• A. Both are old.

• B. Both are young.

• C. One is stronger than the other.

• D. One is old and one is young.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What can the reader infer about the speaker based on the poem?

• A. The speaker believes everyone should learn how to grow plants.

• B. The speaker wants every person to eat fresh vegetables.

• C. The speaker feels his sister should help him farm.

• D. The speaker wants his mother to grow more vegetables.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can the reader infer about the actions of the narrator?

• A. The narrator is a chicken breaking out of its egg shell.

• B. The narrator is a snail loosing its old shell as it walks.

• C. The narrator is a turtle looking out of its shell when it feels safe.

• D.The narrator is a bird slowly hatching out of an egg shell.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1