4. Unit 3 Week 5 Progress Check-Up

The phrase "His arms and legs are like a butterfly's wings" is an example of​ (a)  

• a simile
• repetition
• a metaphor
• onomatopoeia

What is the poet suggesting in lines 1-4 of the poem?

• Marcus is a graceful dancer like a swan

• Marcus's great love of singing is compared to a flying swan

• Singing is so important to Marcus that he sings all day long

• If Marcus could not express himself in song, he would have nothing to say

The poet uses the word "moonlight," rather than dark or evening, to

• explain that Marcus sings too much

• show that the moon is full and bright

• create a mental image of Marcus being lonely at night

• describe what it looks like when Marcus sings at night

Which word has the same letter as the silent g as in might

• A assign

• B ignore

• C magnet

• D signal

Which word group is a synonym for flocked in the sentence below? The children flocked to the show.

• A stayed at home

• B moved in a group

• decided not to go

• C scattered away from

The word below that has the same silent h as rhyme is -

• A ahead

• B ghost

• Chandsome

• D perhaps

Choose the word that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. Jackson finally decided to take a plunge into the lake water.

• A crash

• B dive

• C paddle

• D wave

silent b as in thumb

• A absorb

• B beast

• C limb

• D rubber

I sailed the boat out to the buoy near the lighthouse and then returned.

• small building

• underwater net

• mechanical prop

• floating object

The robins trilled their calls back and forth from the bushes.

• A cackled

• B howled

• Cran

• D whistled