AE ELA6 Module 9 Test Prep

What do line breaks cause readers to do?

• reread and understand the most difficult words

• pause and see the line as single thought or image

• notice where one sentence ends and a new one begins

• get prepared for a really important thought

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What makes the language of poetry different from the language of prose? Select the 2 correct answers.

• Meaning is compressed into a smaller space.

• The language is usually musical- it has a rhythm.

• The sentences are simpler and easier to read.

• The vocabulary is more difficult or unusual.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which word should you use to describe the feeling or attitude associated with a word?

• substitution

• origination

• connotation

• denotion

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What kinds of words, when used in a poem, can mean two things at the same time?

• words with unusual meanings

• words with unknown meanings

• words with secret meanings

• words with multiple meanings

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

How can you tell the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Look for the words like or as.

• Look for the stranger comparison.

• Look for words that are used literally.

• Look for words that name senses.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What purpose do sensory details serve in a poem?

• They compare two things that are alike in some ways but different in others

• They explain to readers why the poem makes sense literally

• They help readers imagine very precise sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or textures

• They state the poem's message in a very general and vague way

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In this sentence, which verb could replace the word reached to create an example of personification?

The storm had reached our town by sundown.

• passed

• drenched

• cooled

• punished

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which phrases describe features or characteristics of a ballad? (Select the 3 correct answers)

• It tells a story with a tragic ending

• It uses a regular pattern of end rhymes

• It's organized into stanzas of equal length?

• It focuses on one brief moment in time.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

How are poems similar to riddles? (Select 2 correct answers)

• Both describe something in a new or unusual way.

• Both avoid using titles as clues to their meaning.

• Both use details develop complex themes and ideas.

• Both leave something for readers to figure out.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which word describes the act of identifying and explaining a poem's meaning, based on its images and other elements?

• evaluation

• interpretation

• validation

• application

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2