Paired Passage

MAID IN THE MIST: In line 1, the word grave means —

• a place where someone is buried

• serious

• humorous

• to carve into an object

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

MAID IN THE MIST: The poet organizes the poem by —

• explaining the reasons why the snake was angry at the tribe

• listing the effects of the snake’s anger

• comparing the maid’s experiences to the snake’s experiences

• presenting the events as they happened to the maid

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

MAID IN THE MIST: The God of Thunder’s reaction to the maid shows that —

• he had a great fondness for her

• he was ready for her to go back home

• he was annoyed by having to keep rescuing her

• he was angry at her tribe

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

MAID IN THE MIST: The poet mentions the tribe’s troubles at the beginning of the poem to help the reader understand —

• that the maid was going to fall in love

• why the God of Thunder was angry

• the importance of the maid’s sacrifice to save her tribe

• the river being important to the setting

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

MAID IN THE MIST: The figurative language in stanza 3 emphasizes —

• the dangers of the serpent

• the calm waters

• the tribe’s troubles

• the dangers of the water

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

THUNDER OF WATERS: What is the central idea of this selection?

• Niagara Falls is a special place for daredevils.

• Niagara Falls is the second largest waterfall in the world.

• Niagara Falls attracts lots of tourists.

• Niagara Falls is a tourist destination with several unique qualities.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

THUNDER OF WATERS: From this selection, the reader can infer that Niagara Falls is —

• the only electricity provider for New York and Ontario

• an important tourist site for both Canada and the United States

• going to be around forever

• a cause of conflict between Canada and the United States

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

THUNDER OF WATERS: What information can the reader gather from the diagram after paragraph 4?

• how waterfalls wear down over time

• how waterfalls are formed

• how rocks fall into the bottom of the falls

• how electricity is made from the falls

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

THUNDER OF WATERS: Read the dictionary entry below. plunge \ 'plənj\ verb 1. to fall quickly from a high position 2. to make small or less 3. to become lower in value 4. to push a plunger into a toilet Which definition best matches the way plunged is used in paragraph 4?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

THUNDER OF WATERS: The author organizes the information in paragraph 3 by —

• explaining the causes of how Niagara Falls was formed

• telling the history of Niagara Falls in chronological order

• comparing the three waterfalls that form Niagara Falls

• describing which of the three falls are more important

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.3.5