2.18 Unit 2 Study Guide: Pt 1 (S1)

Last name?

First/preferred name?

Who is your English Teacher?

• Mr. Pease

• Mrs. Recob

What does the moon in William Yeats's poem "The Cat and the Moon" symbolize?

• the changing world

• cold light

• the cat's animal blood

• life's dance

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

Read these lines from the poem “The Golden Cat” by Oliver Herford.

"Great is the Golden Cat who treads

The Blue Roof Garden o’er our heads,"

What is the meaning of the imagery in these lines?

• The yellow cat is in contrast to the blue background.

• The cat climbs high to be above the humans.

• The sun passes across the blue of the sky.

• The roof over the garden is blue like the sky.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read these lines from "The Black Snake" by Patricia Hubbell.

"Black snake! Black snake!

Curling on the ground,

Rolled like a rubber tire,

Ribbed and round."

Which choice BEST describes the meaning of the simile "rolled like a rubber tire"?

• It explains that the snake is rolling over and over.

• It describes the snake's color and texture.

• The simile shows the snake is laying on a tire.

• The simile describe the snake's movements.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the excerpt from "Stray" by Cynthia Rylant.

"Doris was sitting alone in the living room, hugging a pillow and rocking back and forth on the edge of a chair. She was trying not to cry but she was not strong enough. Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress."

Which words in the excerpt create a tone of despair?

• rocking, chair, face

• alone, hugging, rocking

• sitting, wet, eyes

• alone, cry, distress

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the blizzard in "Zlateh the Goat" move the plot forward?

• It causes Aaron and Zlateh to form a bond that will never be broken.

• It causes Aaron's family to become ill and rely on him to make money.

• It causes Aaron to run out of suitable food.

• It causes Zlateh to run away and find warmer weather.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

pants: legs ::

Which pair of words has the same relationship to one another as pants and legs have to one another?

• feet: toes

• head: bandanna

• blouse: torso

• arms: jacket

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

accountant: money ::

Which pair of words has the same relationship to one another as accountant and money have to one another?

• bugs: flies

• nurse: doctor

• archaeologist: artifacts

• vitamins: food