Poetry and Drama Review

Read lines 13 through 16 of the poem.

"No school today!" she hears them say

Hip Hip Hooray, It's time to play!

She grabs her coat; He grabs his mittens

Out to the snow they go, like playful kittens

Why does the poet include these lines?

• To show that the children are anxious to know if they will have a snow day

• To show that the children are excited to have a snow day

• To show that the weather is cold and snowy

• To show that the kids are excited to spend the day with their parents

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Line 10 includes an onomatopoeia because the poet wants to-

• To show that the girl hears an alarm clock

• To show that there is a bee in the room

• To show the reader that the children are watching tv

• To show that the snow is making noise

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which line from the poem best shows that it is dark outside?

• There is no end in sight

• The tv flickers in the hall

• The sun will rise in several hours

• She grabs her coat; he grabs his mittens

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

The children in the story believe snow days are-

• Never going to happen

• Boring

• Exciting

• Dangerous

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What can the reader conclude about the setting in the poem?

• It is winter

• It is summer

• It is spring

• It is impossible to say when the poem was set

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

In line 16, "Out to the snow they go, like playful kittens" suggests that

• The children do not want to go outside to play

• The children will go outside to play with their cat

• The children will pretend to be cats

• The children will enjoy themselves outside

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

In line 9, "snow packs down under heavy wheels" suggests that

• No one can drive on the roads

• The snowplows plow drive over thick snow on the ground

• There is no snow

• The snow is packing moving boxes

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read paragraphs 28 and 29. These paragraphs are meant to show

• Davy Crockett is confident he has what it takes to be a congressman

• No one believes Davy Crockett should be a congressman

• Davy Crockett does not want to run for congress

• Davy Crockett was excited when he was elected to Congress

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does Davy Crockett mean when he says "I was born on August 17, 1786, by day or by night I do not know" in paragraph 9?

• He does not know when his birthday is

• He does not know what time of day he was born

• He does not sure if the moon was out on his birthday

• He is not sure which day of the week he was born

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence from the story proves that the reporters believe Davy Crockett is dramatic and makes up some of his stories?

• Mr. Crockett, is it tru you've never attended school?

• Davie, we've heard stories about your birth. Can you please tell us more?

• Thank you, Mr. Crockett.

• Can you be more specific please? I've heard you sometimes exaggerate.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3