Persistant STAAR + Teacher Questions

What is the main message of the poem?

• It is good to be honest when sharing your feelings.

• Events from history can be relevant today.

• Wise people listen more than they speak.

• There is a right time and place for imagination.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

What do lines 9 and 10 suggest about Gabby?

• She cannot hide her frustration from her teacher.

• She is calm while listening to her teacher.

• She has difficulty expressing herself to her teacher.

• She is confident that her teacher will understand her situation.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

At the end of the poem, the description "bringing daydreams in for a landing" most likely refers to -

• ending daydreaming completely.

• making daydreams relate to what is important.

• being able to stop daydreaming for a while.

• keeping daydreams from being unreachable.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In lines 24 and 25, the poet uses personification most likely to emphasize that successful people often-

• travel.

• imagine.

• create.

• communicate.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read lines 17 through 19. What does the simile in these lines suggest about the teacher?

• He feels saddened by Gabby's response.

• He thinks that he might offend Gabby.

• He wants to be sure to communicate his thoughts well.

• He has begun to change his opinion about the subject.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

The teacher "keeps an eye" on Gabby because he-

• suspects that Gabby is daydreaming again.

• believes that Gabby has an important idea that she wants to share.

• notices that Gabby has been acting differently.

• realizes that Gabby should be allowed to daydream.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

When Mr. Spicer tells Gabby, "Sometimes you have to slide your daydreams in a drawer and let them wait until later," he means -

• daydreams are always inappropriate.

• he doesn't really understand her need to daydream.

• daydreams have their time and place.

• she should write her daydreams down and keep them in a drawer.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The teacher can best be described as -

• angry.

• annoyed.

• caring.

• intolerant.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6