March Madness: Poetry Exit Ticket

CHERRY VERY: The reader can tell that the speaker is experienced at spitting cherry pits because she —

• A: provides several suggestions about the best way to prepare for the activity

• B: identifies the number of times she has practiced over the summer

• C: reveals that there is a bowl of cherries in her kitchen

• D: states that she has spit a pit in her yard

VERY CHERRY: What is most likely the reason the poet compares spitting cherry pits to playing baseball?

• F: To show that spitting cherry pits is just as much a team sport as baseball

• G: To help the reader relate a well-known activity to an activity that might be unfamiliar

• H:To explain that less time is required for spitting cherry pits than for playing baseball

• J: To show the reader that some activities are more interesting than others

SWIMMING TO THE ROCK: Stanzas 2 and 4 are each written as one line most likely to highlight —

• A: how much the speaker admires her father and brothers

• B: the danger of swimming great distances

• C: the reasons the speaker is afraid to make the swim

• D: how important it is to be able to swim well

SWIMMING TO THE ROCK: By the end of the poem, the speaker changes her mind most likely because she —

• F: worries that her family is not proud of her

• G: does not want to miss out on the experience again

• H: thinks the Rock is actually closer than it appears

• J: does not want to be teased by her brothers

ASSEMBLY: Read lines 23 and 24 of the poem “Assembly.”

Live inside the song, I tell myself. And I do.

The figurative language in these lines help the reader understand —

• A:

  how the speaker overcomes fear

• B:

  that the speaker knows many songs

• C:

  the song the speaker sings

• D:

  that the speaker enjoys music

ASSEMBLY: Read lines 20 through 22 from the poem “Assembly.”

Eyes closed, I wait for courage. A whisper at first, the music in me rises.

How do these lines support the theme of the poem?

• A:

  By highlighting that an active imagination can be powerful

• B:

  By suggesting that learning to be responsible is part of growing up

• C:

  By suggesting that confidence often comes from within

• D:

  By showing that recitals can bring people together

MAPLE STREET: Read lines 1 through 3 from the poem “Maple Street.”

There’s no doubt where our street found its name:

These lines suggest that the speaker thinks —

• A: the maple tree is the most noticeable object on the street

• B: streets should be named after features found near them

• C : the street originally had a different name

• D: people disagree about the meaning of the street’s name