Re-Take "A Voice" and "Words like Freedom"

Part A:

Based on the descriptions in lines 6-16, what can the reader infer about the person referred to as you in "A Voice"

• She disagrees with what her father says.

• She is worried and afraid around her father.

• She wishes she could stand up to her father.

• She feels serious and respectful around her father.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Part B:

Which two excerpts from the poem best support the answer to Part A?

• In your house that smelled like/rose powder

• you spoke Spanish formal/as your father, the judge without a courtroom

• He walked slow/as a hot river down the narrow hall/of your house

• You never dared to race past him,/ to say, "Please move,"

• in the language/you learned effortlessly

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the purpose of the metaphor in line 8 of "A Voice"?

• to describe the manner of the father

• to describe the education of the speaker

• to describe how the father felt proud of his child

• to describe how the speaker felt proud

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the simile in line 23 of "A Voice" help the reader understand?

• The mother and the aunt are loud.

• The mother and the aunt are showy.

• The mother and the aunt are fearless.

• The mother and the aunt are gutsy.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the poet's use of figurative language in lines 30-33 of "A Voice" help the reader understand about the speaker's mother?

• She is excited.

• She is nervous.

• She is restless.

• She is uncertain.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which two excerpts from "A Voice" most clearly expresses the poem's tone of gratitude?

• You told me only once about the time you went/to the state capitol.

• the only Mexican in the auditorium.

• Their eyes were pinpricks, and you faked/hoarseness

• You taught the four of us to speak up.

• This is America, Mom. The undo-ale is done/in the next generation.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the most likely purpose of the personification in line 3 in "Words like Freedom"?

• to explain the speaker's actions

• to express the speaker's feelings

• to emphasize the speaker's goals

• to describe the speaker's experiences

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What tone can be inferred in lines 5-8 of "Words like Freedom"?

• Grim

• Annoyed

• Miserable

• Sorrowful

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

With which of the following choices would the speaker in "Words like Freedom" most likely agree?

• People seldom appreciate liberty.

• The fight for liberty is no longer needed.

• The struggle for equality is worth the price.

• People no longer believe that equality is important.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What purpose for using figurative language is shared by the two poets?

• to create a tone

• to offer solutions

• to express an opinion

• to describe the speakers

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7