State Assessment Review

A pronoun....

• is an action word.

• takes the place of a noun like me, I, it, she, he, they, we, etc.

• is a descriptive word.

• is a type of figurative language.

A simple sentence is....

• a dependent clause.

• a fragment.

• an incomplete thought.

• an independent clause that communicates a complete thought.

A non-restrictive clause...

• is a complete thought.

• is a compound sentence.

• is a complex sentence.

• adds additonal information to a sentence using commas, dashes, or parentheses.

A refrain is...

• the first line of a poem.

• the repetition of lines or words in a poem.

• the end of a poem.

• the same thing as a verse or stanza.

A line break is...

• the end of the poem.

• where each line of text ends in a poem.

• the first line of a poem.

• the main idea of a poem.

A stanza is...

• the main idea of a poem.

• the theme of a poem.

• a group of lines in a poem.

• the entire poem.

A verse is the same thing as a...

• line.

• stanza.

• line break.

• refrain.

Rhyme scheme is...

• the ordered pairs of rhymes at the ends of the lines in a poem.

• just rhyming words.

• only one rhyming word.

• always the same set of rhyming patterns in a poem.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

You Need to Have an Iron Rear By Jack Prelutsky

You need to have an iron rear

to sit upon a cactus,

or otherwise, at least a year

of very painful practice.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Which lines in the poem show a line break?

You Need to Have an Iron Rear By Jack Prelutsky

You need to have an iron rear

to sit upon a cactus,

or otherwise, at least a year

of very painful practice.

• lines 1 and 3

• lines 2 and 4