Module 5 Post Assessment

What do the imagery and figurative language in the first stanza show?

Select TWO correct answers.

• how Giles protected his owner

• how Giles longed to be outdoors

• how Giles ruled the neighborhood

• how Giles spent his time in the past

• how Giles got along with neighborhood cats

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L.4.5

Read lines 9–10.

"His once bright stripes of marmalade Have softened and begun to fade,"

What does the metaphor tell about Giles?

• His taste in food is changing.

• He is getting older, and his fur is getting lighter.

• He seems happier now than he was in the past.

• He likes to spend time alone.

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L.4.5

Read line 12.

"His eyes still sparkle orange-gold"

Why does the poet use sparkle instead of remain in the line above?

• to show that Giles is still full of life

• to show that Giles can still see well

• to show that Giles just awoke from a nap

• to show that Giles seems to be feeling sad

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L.4.3.a

Read line 17.

"His kingdom is now inside my house,"

Why does the poet refer to the house as Giles’s “kingdom”?

• She wants Giles to feel important.

• She believes that the house is as grand as a castle.

• She feels the house is too big for just herself and her cat.

• She wants to show that Giles rules her house, similar to a king.

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L.4.3.a

Read line 20.

"Though unsteadily, and just to the window sill"

Think about the prefix un-.

What is the meaning of unsteadily above?

• in a quiet manner

• in a worried manner

• in a way that is not steady or firm

• in a way that is not hurried or rushed

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L.4.4

How has Giles’s hunting behavior changed as he has grown older?

• Giles has discovered a number of new places to hunt

• Instead of actually hunting, Giles now only imagines catching animals.

• Giles has become a better hunter because he knows more about birds.

• Instead of birds, Giles now hunts animals that are easier for him to catch.

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RL.4.3

Which lines from the poem best support the correct answer to the last question?

• Where he’d look down on other males / And spy fat mice and lizard tails (lines 5–6)

• To stand his ground and claim his space / With younger cats that share his space. (lines 15–16)

• To sit and watch the birds fly by / And catch them now in his mind’s eye, (lines 21–22)

• Then curl right up onto my lap / Or in his basket for a nap (lines 23–24)

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the theme of the poem?

• Cats are boring.

• Cats always stay young even when they don't look it.

• As we age aspects of our life may change but we can still make the best of life.

• Old age takes all the fun out of life.

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RL.4.2

What is the article mostly about?

• the ways that harmful things are removed when making cheese

• the flavors that are added to milk when making cheese

• the reasons that people like making cheese

• the steps that are part of making cheese

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RI.4.2

How does the author organize the article? Give examples to back up your answer.

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RI.4.5