Module 8 Quiz

Read this sentence:

Ernesto sadly returned home where he struggled to accept this disappointing situation.

What is the meaning of accept as it is used above?

• believe

• leave out out

• remove

• decide

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

“She agreed, and thanks to her, I guess you could say I had more unique ‘pets’ than any of my friends.”

Think about the prefix uni-. What is the meaning of unique above?

• close to nature

• opposite of most

• being the only one

• being difficult to control

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why would a poet most likely repeat the first stanza later in a poem?

• to start the poem over again

• to continue the use of free verse in the poem

• to include another stanza of just three lines in the poem

• to signal that the stanza is an important idea in the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

It’s in the hammer
calling out to the nail,
in the singing of the wire
as it rolls flat

How does the personification in the lines above develop the theme?

• It helps show how the talking’s in the fixing.

• It shows that Papa and the speaker are not alone.

• It explains how people were Fixing fences at the time.

• It suggests that Papa and the speaker are quite skilled.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

...in the scratching of the blade

as it inscribes letters in the posts.

Think about the Latin root scrib. What does inscribes mean above?

• reads

• spoils

• writes

• touches

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

There are enough words

in the way

we compact the dirt down

with our boots

and the way he hugs me

What does the poet mean when she uses the phrase "There are enough words"?

• Papa does not show how he feels to the narrator.

• The narrator wishes that Papa would speak more.

• Papa does not enjoy fixing fences, so he doesn't talk.

• The narrator knows that Papa loves her because of the way he acts.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

we compact the dirt down

with our boots 

What is the meaning of compact as it is used above?

• brief

• press

• small

• combine

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word gives a clue to the meaning of compact as it is used in the poem?

• dirt

• down

• our

• boots

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Fixing fences 

we don’t talk much, 

Papa and me.

 

The talking’s in the fixing, 

he says, 

I see what he means.

It’s in the hammer 

calling out to the nail, 

in the singing of the wire 

as it rolls flat,

 

in the pound, pounding

of the posthole digger,

in the scratching of the blade

as it inscribes letters in the posts.

 

There are enough words

in the way

we compact the dirt down

with our boots

and the way he hugs me

When we’re done.

What is the main message of the poem?

• It is important to do a task well.

• People can connect doing silent, shared work.

• Tools make finishing a big, difficult project easier.

• Parents should teach their children to respect work.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the tone of the poem?

• appreciative

• lonely

• tired

• posthole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4