Suffixes and Poetry

In the narrative about Delores Huerta, which suffix would you add to "wise" to describe the state or condition of being wise, reflecting the methods she used to establish a better life for migrant workers?

• -ity

• -dom

• -tion

• -ment

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What does the suffix "-ness" imply when added to the word "powerlessness" in the context of how migrant workers felt about changing their working conditions?

• State of being

• Action or process

• Quality of

• Place or state

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which poetic element is primarily focused on the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?

• Metaphor

• Meter

• Alliteration

• Imagery

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

While reading about Dolores Huerta, a student comes across various suffixes used to describe actions and processes. Choose the word that correctly uses the suffix "-ment" to indicate the action of establishing something.

• Enjoyment

• Establishment

• Activeness

• Kingdom

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Dolores Huerta helped organize voter registration drives in the Informational Social Studies narrative. What does the suffix "-tion" mean in a word like "registration"?

• State of being

• Action or process

• Quality of

• Place or state

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which poetic element is demonstrated by using words that start with the same consonant sound close together?

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

In the narrative poem, "Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!", about Cesar Chavez by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, what does the suffix "-dom" in the word "freedom" signify, as used in the context of his activism?

• Action or process

• State or quality of being

• Place or state

• None of the above

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which poetic element is demonstrated by visually describing scenes, objects, or actions in narrative poems to create vivid images in the reader's mind?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Rhyme

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

In the informational narrative about Dolores Huerta, what does the suffix "-ity" suggest when added to the word "equal" used to describe what the National Farm Workers Association helped Chavez and the other migrant workers fight for?

• Action or process

• State or quality of being

• Place or state

• None of the above

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Reflect on the narrative poems about Cesar Chavez by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and the informational narrative about Dolores Huerta. The word powerlessness is used to describe migrant workers. What does the suffix "-ness" add to the meaning of "powerless" in the context of these narratives?

• It turns the adjective, powerless, into a noun indicating a state or condition of being powerless.

• It signifies an action or process related to being powerless.

• It creates a place associated with powerlessness.

• It forms an adjective meaning full of powerlessness.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept