A Blessing Practice Test

What is the setting of the poem?

• a city street

• a desert

• a highway near Rochester, Minnesota

• a forest

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

How do the ponies react to the speaker and their friend?

• They run away

• They ignore them

• They welcome them gladly

• They are frightened

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What action do the ponies take to show their happiness?

• They neigh loudly

• They ripple tensely

• They jump over the fence

• They walk away

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the speaker feel about the ponies?

• Indifferent

• Afraid

• Annoyed

• Fond

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device is used in "They bow shyly as wet swans"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the phrase "Their happiness" in the poem refer to?

• The ponies being fed

• The ponies seeing the speaker and their friend

• The ponies running freely

• The ponies being in the stable

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the speaker's wish regarding one of the ponies?

• To ride it

• To paint it

• To hold it in their arms

• To feed it

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

How is the pony described in terms of color?

• Brown

• Black and white

• Grey

• All white

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the speaker compare the pony's ear to?

• A leaf

• A flower

• The skin over a girl's wrist

• A butterfly

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What might "step out of my body" symbolize in the poem?

• Feeling tired

• A desire to escape

• A transformation or becoming one with nature

• Feeling ill

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4