Poetry

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English
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5th Grade
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Dorothy Polasek
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 8 pts
RAINSTORMS: What is the author’s main message, or theme, in this poem?
Some storms are comforting.
Storms are loud and frightening.
Storms can be different.
Storms can either make you happy or ruin your day.
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 8 pts
RAINSTORMS: The author organizes the poem into stanzas for the purpose of —
comparing the different types of storms.
describing the negative effects of rainstorms.
telling a story about a storm.
describing all the reasons storms are soothing.
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 8 pts
RAINSTORMS: How does the onomatopoeia in stanza 3 contribute to the meaning of the poem?
It illustrates the loud noise of rainstorms.
It describes a rainstorm by comparing it to spaghetti.
It describes a rainstorm by comparing it to a cat.
It reinforces that some storms are soothing and steady.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 8 pts
RAINSTORMS: Read the following lines from stanza 5 of the poem. Why did the poet include these lines?
To describe the leaves that the wind blows off the trees and into the air
To describe the children’s kites that the wind has blown out of their hands
To explain that the speaker likes to look out the window
To tell the reader about magical trees that dance
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 8 pts
RAINSTORMS: Based on details from the poem, the speaker of the poem most likely —
likes storms that are quiet.
isn’t interested in storms.
pays close attention to the weather.
does not like recess.
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6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
5 mins • 8 pts
RAINSTORMS: The author uses figurative language throughout the poem. Choose one stanza from the poem and explain how the author uses figurative language in the stanza to contribute to the meaning of the poem. Be sure to use text evidence to support your thinking.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 8 pts
SHADOW: Read these lines from the poem. These two lines reveal that the speaker is —
annoyed.
brave.
thankful.
delighted.
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