Grade 7 STAAR Reading- Lake's Promise Poem

Who is the speaker in the poem "Lake’s Promise" by Joyce Sidman?

• A river

• A mountain

• A lake

• A tree

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What does the lake promise to do for the restless one?

• Lead them to a new place

• Wash their cares away

• Teach them to swim

• Show them the future

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What does the lake ask the restless one to return from?

• The mountains

• The forest

• Hurry, clash, and noise

• The city

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What will the restless one find beneath their back according to the poem?

• Peace and tranquility

• Mystery

• Adventure

• Knowledge

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Read line 8.

• The lake has lost something it dearly loved.

• The lake will continue to care for its visitors.

• The lake feels a sense of loneliness.

• The lake is angry at the world.

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What is the most likely reason the poet repeats the word “Return” in lines 9 and 11?

• To show that the listener has forgotten the lake

• To emphasize that the lake has unrealistic expectations

• To suggest that the lake will always be there for the listener

• To explain the listener’s relationship with the lake

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Read lines 5 and 6.

• The lake is proud of how mature the listener has become.

• The lake understands that the listener has other priorities.

• The lake cannot relate to the listener as time passes.

• The lake is upset about having missed parts of the listener’s life.

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• Memorable times the listener has spent at the lake

• The specific features of the lake that humans enjoy

• Others who have visited the lake before the listener

• The damage that humans have done to the lake

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The title of the poem most likely refers to the lake’s promise to provide —

• Knowledge

• Entertainment

• Forgiveness

• Peace

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• The lake has kept the listener’s possessions safe.

• The lake thinks that the listener is careless.

• The lake wants to remind the listener of a time when life was more simple.

• The lake hopes the listener will remember how to get back to the water.

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