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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use “Assembly” to answer the following question. Why are the events in stanzas 4 and 5 (lines 16–25) important to the resolution of the poem “Assembly”?
The speaker remembers a song
The speaker's attitude changes
The speaker discovers a new talent
The speaker's classmates stop singing
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read lines 20 through 22 from the poem “Assembly.”
Eyes closed, I wait for courage. A whisper at first, the music in me rises.
How do these lines support the theme of the poem?
By highlighting that an active imagination can be powerful
By suggesting that learning to be responsible is part of growing up
By suggesting that confidence often comes from within
By showing that recitals can bring people together
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CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason the poet describes the kids as “hyenas in human skin” in line 5 of the poem “Assembly”?
To highlight that the kids are part of a large group
To indicate that the kids are concerned about the performance
To reveal that the kids are hungry for their lunch
To show that the kids are noisy and disruptive
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CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read lines 23 and 24 of the poem “Assembly.”
Live inside the song, I tell myself. And I do.
The figurative language in these lines help the reader understand —
how the speaker overcomes fear
that the speaker knows many songs
the song the speaker sings
that the speaker enjoys music
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening” to answer the following question. The suffixes in the word judgmental in paragraph 8 of the selection “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening” help the reader understand that the word means —
too busy to listen
moving around
easy to confuse
looking for mistakes
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening” to answer the following question. What is the most likely reason the author uses a cause-and-effect organizational structure in the selection “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening”?
To explain the results of a program that lets students who need to give speeches practice with an unusual audience
To explain how a university program designed to help students improve their speeches got started
To explain the challenges that two students experience as they work with dogs
To explain how dogs are chosen to take part in a special program at a university
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening” to answer the following question. Which sentence from the selection “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening” best explains why audience dogs are successful at their job?
The program began thanks to Caron Martinez. (paragraph 9)
Martinez thinks that dogs can have a calming effect on people. (paragraph 10)
She added that the best way to deliver a great speech is to practice. (paragraph 10)
Any student at the school that has a presentation to deliver can book 30 minutes with one of the audience dogs. (paragraph 12)
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
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