Poetry

How are these poems the same?

• They both describe turtles.

• They both describe people.

• They both describe living things.

• They both compare animals to cars.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.K.6

In the poem "Beetles," what does the poet say beetles are like?

• polish

• an old car

• tiny things

• a freshly painted car

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Reread "Beetles." Which words rhyme?

• shiny and car

• polish and car

• shiny and tiny

• freshly and tiny

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

In the poem "The Little Turtle," where does the turtle live?

• in a box

• on rocks

• in a puddle

• an old hotel in the West

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

He snapped at a mosquito.

He snapped at a flea.

He snapped at a minnow.

And he snapped at me.

Which words are repeated in each line?

• he snapped at

• at a mosquito

• and he

• at me

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Verb: moving up and down

Verb: swinging or swaying about loosely

Which of the following words is defined in the entry above?

• lifting

• flapping

• grasping

• floating

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following animals has feathers?

• bird

• dolphin

• fox

• snail

Which word means "put into words"?

• laugh

• practice

• express

• play

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The word behave means

• to attend school

• to be a leader

• to grow up

• to act well

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

A form of writing that expresses imagination or feelings is

• a poem

• a rhyme

• rhythm

• narrative nonfiction

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.K.5