Cold Read #4

1. What does the word shrills suggest about the cricket?

• The cricket is hurt

• The cricket is loud

• The cricket is angry

• The cricket is tough

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How does line 9 of Passage 1 contribute to the development of the theme of the poem?

• It emphasizes the idea in line 1

• It reminds readers they are reading a poem

• It describes the beauty of the speaker's surroundings

• It ends in a word that rhymes with the last word of line 12

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Part A- How does the poet develop the speaker's point of view towards grasshoppers in Passage 1?

• by telling where grasshoppers hide

• by describing the effects of the heat on the birds

• by contrasting the singing grasshopper with the hiding birds

• by explaining how grasshoppers become worn out and need rest

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Part B

• The poetry of earth is never dead

• When all the birds are faint with the hot sun

• he takes the lead

• for when tired out with fun

How does the author of Passage 2 use language to influence the reader's attitude towards the Flea?

• Phrases such as "stepped out" and "bowed" make the Flea sound dramatic,

• Phrases such as "blood in his veins"

• Phrases such as "pretty manners" and "accustomed to consort" make the Flea sound refined

• Phrases such as "great consequence" and "entitled to marry a Princess" make the Flea sound loving.

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Which detail from Passage 2 supports the idea that the grasshopper thinks highly of himself?

• but he had a good figure and wore the green uniform that was born with him

• he belonged to a very old family in the land of Egypt

• and have never yet had a card house of their own

• would become thinner then they are with envy if they were to hear me

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CCSS.RI.5.7

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How does the king respond when Skipjack lands in the Princess's lap?

• He declares it horribly rude

• He says it was mean spirited

• He states that it shows the Skipjack's intelligence

• He declares that he did not see the Skipjack's jump

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How does this sentence contribute to the plot?

• It builds suspense

• It states the problem

• It introduces a main character

• It explains the result of the conflict

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Crickets are jealous of a grasshopper's song

• A. Passage 1

• B. Passage 2

• C. Both Passages

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Crickets and grasshoppers are similar animals

• D. Passage 1

• E. Passage 2

• F. Both passages

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