Unit 1 Poetry Collection Reading Check

In "Abuelita Magic," who does the grandmother help?

• Her friends.

• Her daughter and son.

• Her grandchildren.

• Her daughter and grandchild.

In "Mother to Son," what lesson does the mother want her son to learn?

• To never give up.

• To never lie.

• To always be helpful.

• To walk up the stairs.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

In “To James,” what event does the speaker refer to at the beginning of the poem?

• a tournament

• a football game

• a race

• a basketball game

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CCSS.RL.6.1

In “Abuelita Magic,” what can you infer about the grandmother when the speaker refers to her as a “shaman”?

• She's a doctor.

• She's a magician.

• She's a healer.

• Nothing special

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

In “Mother to son”, why do you think she uses herself as an example in her message to her son?

• Just being dramatic.

• To make it all about stairs.

• To make it more relatable to her son.

• To make it fun.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

In “Mother to Son,” to what object does the speaker compare her life? What is the metaphor she uses?

• She compares her life and struggles to a broken down stair.

• She compares her life and struggles to a brand new stair.

• She compares her life and struggles to a pretty house.

• She compares her life and struggles to a broken down house.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

In “To James,” what events does the speaker describe in lines 1–28?

• The speaker describes a horse race.

• The speaker describes a foot race.

• The speaker describes a catapult.

• The speaker describes a baseball game.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

In “To James,” how does the speaker want James to live his life?

• To his fullest.

• To just be lazy.

• To be careless.

• To be serious.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

"Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. “

This is an example of the figurative language ______________________

• metaphor.

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"ts . ss, ts . ss"

This is an example of the figurative language ______________________

• metaphor.

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4