Lake's Promise by Joyce Sidman

Read line 8.

"around my deep, unchanging heart."

What does this line suggest about the lake?

• F. The lake has lost something it dearly loved.

• G. The lake will continue to care for its visitors.

• H. The lake feels a sense of lonliness.

• J. The lake is angry at the world.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the most likely reason the poet repeats the word "Return" in lines 9 and 11?

• A. To show that the listener has forgotten the lake

• B. To emphasize that the lake has unrealistic expectations

• C. To suggest that the lake will always be there for the listener

• D. To explaine the listener's relationship with the lake

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read lines 5 and 6.

"Out in the world, you grow, you change;

you lead your busy life apart"

What do these lines reveal about the lake?

• F. The lake is proud of how mature the listener has become.

• G. The lake understands that the listener has other problems.

• H. The lake cannot relate to the listener as time passes.

• J. The lake is upset about having missed parts of the listener's life.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does the poet's use of the phrase "where once you left your barefoot trace" in line 4 prompt the reader to think about?

• A. Memorable times the listener has spent at the lake

• B. The specific features of the lake that humans enjoy

• C. Others who have visited the lake before the listener

• D. The damage that humans have done to the lake

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The title of the poem most likely refers to the lake's promise to provide--

• F. Knowledge

• G. Entertainment

• H. Forgiveness

• J. Peace

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read line 16.

"you'll find whatever you have lost."

What does this line suggest about the lake?

• A. The lake has kept the listener's possessions safe.

• B. The lake thinks that the listener is careless.

• C. The lake wants to remind the listener of a time when life was more simple.

• D. The lake hopes the listener will remember how to get back to the water.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4