There Will Come Soft Rains Quiz

Part A: What can the reader conclude about the relationship between humans and nature in this poem?

• Nature needs humans to help conserve and protect it.
• Humans most appreciate nature when it is beautiful.
• Humans have caused irreparable harm to nature.
• Nature does not care about the presence of humans.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Part B: Select three stanzas that best support the inference in Part A.

• Stanza 1
• Stanza 2
• Stanza 4
• Stanza 5
• Stanza 6

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is a theme of the poem?

• Humans can find peace when in nature.
• War leads to suffering in humans and nature.
• Humans can prevent war by enjoying nature.
• Nature would be just fine without humans.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How does the author develop the theme?

• By illustrating peaceful nature scenes without humans.
• By using personification to make nature seem human.
• By describing how war can harm the environment.
• By listing what humans should enjoy about animals.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In stanza 3, what does the phrase "feathery fire" suggest about robins?

• Robins have aggressive behaviors.
• Robins have brightly colored feathers.
• Robins were harmed during the war.
• Robins were used by humans in war.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the author's word choice develop the overall tone of the passage?

• The author's description of nature creates an overall peaceful tone.
• The author's mentioning of war creates an overall fearful tone.
• The author's use of violent words create an overall disturbed tone.
• The author's use of action words create an overall excited tone.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the speaker's repetition of the word "and" at the beginning of several lines impact the meaning of the poem?

• It emphasizes all the ways nature goes on without humans.
• It points out how often humans overlook beauty in nature.
• It shows how animals' actions happen over and over again.
• It illustrates several ways that humans have affected nature.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2