Benchmark Review 2-"Blueberries"

RL 7.2

Which statement summarizes a theme of the poem?

• Resources should be shared among friends.

• Nature provides boundaries for humans and animals.

• Simple pleasures can be rewarding.

• Home is a feeling rather than a specific location.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

L 7.5

What is the effect of the personification in lines 5-6?

• It It illustrates that spring has begun.

• It suggests that the setting is calm and quiet.

• It creates a negative shift in tone.

• It supports the ideas of life and growth.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

L 7.4

PART A:

What is the meaning of tranquil as it is used in line 9?

• dark

• empty

• peaceful

• simple

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

L 7.4

PART B:

Which quotation provides context for the answer in PART A?

• "Their skins abloom with dusty blue," (line 5)

• "Asleep, the berries lie." (line 6)

• "And all the lasses too," (line 8)

• "They pick the ripest ones at dawn" (line 17)

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

RL 7.4

How does the phrase "A merry, barefoot crew" in line 10 affect the meaning of the poem?

• It indicates that the children must have left town in a rush.

• It emphasizes the children's indifference about picking blueberries.

• It illustrates the youthful excitement displayed by the children.

• It explains how the blueberries ended up all over the children.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

RL 7.6

How does the poet develop the speaker's point of view?

• by using descriptive language to convey the speaker's nostalgia for Garlingtown

• by using dialogue to reveal the speaker's desire to climb to the blueberry patches

• by detailing the speaker's actions to show a lack of passion for blueberry season

• by revealing the speaker's thoughts on the people and animals of Garlingtown

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

RL 7.1

What can be inferred from lines 11-12?

• The children will be in trouble for dirtying their clothes once arriving home.

• The children ate the blueberries they planned on bringing home.

• The children decided tio have a food fight when they got to the patches.

• The children had to save their picked blueberries from the hungry birds.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

RL 7.3

How do the birds respond to the children in the poem?

• They wake up early to get the best blueberries for themselves.

• The aggressively steal the blueberries from the children's pails.

• They join the children in picking blueberries at dawn.

• They pick blueberries at a different patch than the children.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

RL 7.5

How does the repetition of Garlingtown contribute to the meaning of the poem?

• It emphasizes the speaker's appreciation for springtime in Garlingtown.

• It emphasizes the speaker's many memories of Garlingtown.

• It emphasizes the significance of blueberry season in Garlingtown.

• It emphasizes the fact that the landscape can be harsh in Garlingtown.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5