"Tableau" Poetry Practice

Which statement expresses the main theme of the story?

• It's okay to be friends with anyone, regardless of their race (or any other factors like gender or religion)

• Racism is no longer an issue in our society.

• Never judge a book by its cover because you never know what someone else is experiencing.

• Parents always know what is best for their children.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which line from the poem best reveals the main theme?

• "From lowered blinds the dark folk stare And here the fair folk talk,"

• "That lightning brilliant as a sword Should blaze the path of thunder."

• "The golden splendor of the day The sable pride of night."

• "Locked arm in arm they cross the way The black boy and the white,"

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the dictionary entry:

oblivious/ /əˈblivēəs/

1. forgetful

2. unaware or inattentive

3. ignorant

Which definition most closely matches the way the word oblivious is used in in the poem?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How many stanzas are in the poem?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

How many lines are in the poem?

• 4

• 12

• 3

• 8

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following selections best explains how the two boys respond to their disapproving neighbors?

• They pay no attention to them.

• They stop walking together because it bothers them.

• They stare back at their neighbors

• They cross into their neighbors’ front yards.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1