Unit 1 Test (Growing Up)

Which phrase from “Hanging Fire” indicates that the speaker is not an adult?

• “always so ashy”

• “what if I die”

• “I am fourteen”

• "too small for me”

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

A concern that the speaker in “Hanging Fire” repeats in each stanza relates to

• dying soon.

• feeling happy.

• needing help.

• wanting space.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

In “Hanging Fire” what is the effect of the speaker’s repetition of the same phrase at the end of each stanza?

• It shows that the speaker is not dependent on his or her mother.

• It suggests a good relationship with his or her mother.

• It reveals the mother’s need to better understand her child.

• It emphasizes the speaker’s need for the mother’s guidance.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

In “Teenagers” the speaker is most likely

• a parent.

• a teenager.

• a teacher.

• a principal.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which is the main focus of “Teenagers”?

• the disappearance of children

• learning a new language

• adjusting to a new home

• communication problems

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which is a simile?

• “I pace the hall, hear whispers,”

• “faces I once held, open as sunflowers”

• “we become strangers in our own home”

• “a code I knew but can’t remember”

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

In “Teenagers,” the phrase “glowing almost like pearls” suggests that the speaker

• believes the children are precious.

• wants the children to find work.

• hopes to understand the children.

• finds the children annoying.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Both “Hanging Fire” and “Teenagers” deal with

• communication between parent and child.

• the issues a teenager faces in school.

• taking responsibility for oneself

• teenagers’ need for discipline.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which is a difference between “Hanging Fire” and “Teenagers”?

• One has a rhyme scheme and the other does not.

• One is about teenagers and the other is not.

• One is written in free verse and the other is not.

• One has an adult speaker and the other does not.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Each stanza of “Hanging Fire” ends with a period, but there are no commas or other punctuation elsewhere. What is the effect of the lack of punctuation ?

• The lack of punctuation does nothing to the meaning of the poem. It shows the authors lack of writing skills.

• The lack of punctuation creates a run-on sentence. The Author is confused.

• The lack of internal punctuation creates a run-on sentence. The effect is a feeling of jumping from one thought to another unrelated thought.

• The lack of punctuation shows that the author was not finished with the poem.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5