Check for Understanding- Inference in Poetry

Which inference can the reader make about the narrator's mother?

• A. She is a strict parent but cares about the needs or the narrator.

• B. She wants the narrator to become independent right away.

• C. She does not care about the needs of the narrator.

• D. She is relaxed and does not watch over the actions of the narrator.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

The reader can conclude that the March wind is

• A. admired by all those who know him.

• B. disliked by the wild ducks.

• C. considered to be a problem by some.

• D. hated by the sleepy squirrels.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

The reader can tell that the March wind is

• A. dull and very mean.

• B. cold and rude.

• C. playful and lively.

• D. kind and gentle.

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 narrator based on the poem?

• A. The narrator is a bear who likes to watch boats sail in the sea

• B. The narrator is a person who dreams of sailing on the sea.

• C. The narrator is a person who dreams of flying over the sea.

• D. The narrator is a bird who wants to fly across the sea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

The reader can infer that the tree is

• A. at a city park.

• B. on a desert mountain.

• C. in a wooded forest.

• D. by a sandy beach.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5