Bird Poem Quiz

In line 11, what does the phrase “frightened beads” tell about the bird’s eyes?

• They are starting to open.

• They are round and filled with tears.

• They are tightly closed.

• They are shiny and moving quickly.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read line 12 from the poem. “He stirred his velvet head—” What do the words “velvet head” help the reader understand about the bird?

• The bird might feel soft to the touch.

• The bird might be happy about its meal.

• The bird might be kind to the speaker.

• The bird might sound nice to the speaker.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which line from the poem supports the idea that the bird seems nervous?

• “He did not know I saw;”

• “And ate the fellow, raw.”

• “He glanced with rapid eyes”

• “And rowed him softer home”

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the word plashless mean?

• like a splash

• without a splash

• before a splash

• near a splash

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which detail from the poem supports the idea that humans should not bother animals in nature?

• The bird hops sidewise to let the beetle pass.

• The bird does not know that the speaker sees it.

• The bird leaves when the speaker offers it a crumb.

• The bird cuts an angleworm in half to eat it.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the setting of the poem?

• a busy street

• a thick forest trail

• a silver ocean

• a quiet garden path

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5