Unit 2 Week 5 Skills Test

FOUR SHORT WEEKS

An oral project? I already feel lonely.

          I wish I had someone to console me.

          I am scared, I must confess,

          This project will become a mess!

 

5        Racing thoughts, beating heart

          What to do, how to start?

          Wringing hands, the hour’s late,

          Four short weeks to my due date.

 

          My brother Gus saves the day.

10      “Make a date each week away.”

          “Plan to do one thing each week.”

          Suddenly it’s not so bleak.

 

          Week One: Choose what I should do.

          Take a second, think it through.

15      The books come out, the pages turn.

          I find something I’d like to learn!

 

          Week Two: Now to get more done.

          Finish what I have begun.

          Take more notes, it’s like a game.

20      Which details go? Which remain?

 

          Week Three: I am on a roll!

          Now I have a different goal.

          Take my notes and write a speech.

          Make it fun but try to teach.

 

25      Week Four: Here’s my final chance

          To be ready in advance.

          Practice, practice, every day

          ’Til I know just what to say!

 

          Thanks to Gus there’s time to spare.

30      I even wrote a rhyme to share.

          If you plan, you’ll get things done.

          And even have some time for fun!

• I read the poem

• I did not read the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which definition matches the meaning of the homograph console as it is used in line 2 of the poem?

1    An oral project? I already feel lonely.

  2      I wish I had someone to console me.

3 I am scared, I must confess,

• cabinet

• comfort

• help

• research

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which definition matches the meaning of the homograph second as it is used in line 14 of the poem?

Line - 14 "Take a second, think it through."

• chance

• give support

• Short amount of time

• Something that comes next after the first

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Match each theme to the lines in the poem where the theme comes from.

  An oral project? I already feel lonely.

          I wish I had someone to console me.

          I am scared, I must confess,

          This project will become a mess!

 

5        Racing thoughts, beating heart

          What to do, how to start?

          Wringing hands, the hour’s late,

          Four short weeks to my due date.

 

          My brother Gus saves the day.

10      “Make a date each week away.”

          “Plan to do one thing each week.”

          Suddenly it’s not so bleak.

 

          Week One: Choose what I should do.

          Take a second, think it through.

15      The books come out, the pages turn.

          I find something I’d like to learn!

 

          Week Two: Now to get more done.

          Finish what I have begun.

          Take more notes, it’s like a game.

20      Which details go? Which remain?

 

          Week Three: I am on a roll!

          Now I have a different goal.

          Take my notes and write a speech.

          Make it fun but try to teach.

 

25      Week Four: Here’s my final chance

          To be ready in advance.

          Practice, practice, every day

          ’Til I know just what to say!

 

          Thanks to Gus there’s time to spare.

30      I even wrote a rhyme to share.

          If you plan, you’ll get things done.

          And even have some time for fun!

• Lines 17-20

• Put work into a manageable plan

• Lines 1-4

• Focus on the important information

• Lines 25-28

• Practice makes perfect

• Lines 9-12

• New things can bring fear

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What are two reasons the poet uses line breaks?

• to complete the speaker’s thoughts

• to introduce figurative language

• to create a rhyming pattern

• to give the poem shape

• to compare ideas

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why does the poet repeat the line “It had been ten minutes already”?

• to create rhythm

• to explain the topic

• to emphasize a feeling

• to complete the rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE POEM?

The tiny forest sat there, winter setting in

          beside a mashed potato mountain.

          Broccoli.

 

          Broccoli!

 

5        I knew I had to eat four bites before I could be free.

 

          It had been ten minutes already.

          Or had it been days?

          Weeks? YEARS?

 

          Aaargh!

 

10      I snuck my fork to the plate, and snagged the smallest bit.

          I chewed, I swallowed, then I smiled,

          For now there were only three.

 

          The second went down like the first, the third a step behind.

          The fourth bite gone, and just like that, I knew that I’d be fine.

 

15      I scooted back, I stood to leave, and saw my homework sheet . . .

          a sheet I hadn’t yet begun.

          Four questions.

 

          Four!

 

          I sat back down, I stared at the page.

20      It had been ten minutes already . . .

• Sometimes the hardest part about accomplishing a goal is getting started.

• Accomplishing a goal takes a long time when doing other things at home.

• People who want to accomplish a goal should follow a certain order of steps.

• Finishing small tasks is often more difficult than finishing large projects.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read this line from the poem.

 

“I snuck my fork to the plate, and snagged the smallest bit.” (line 10)

 

What does the word bit mean as it is used in this sentence?

• tool

• piece

• set of actions

• past tense of bite

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which clue in the sentence shows what the word bit means?

“I snuck my fork to the plate, and snagged the smallest bit.”

• snuck

• plate

• snagged

• smallest

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read this line from the poem.

 

"The fourth bite gone, and just like that, I knew that I’d be fine." (line 14)

 

What does fine mean as it is used in this context?

• very thin

• feeling well

• money paid

• good quality

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4