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Poetry Sunset at Night

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Poetry Sunset at Night
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What does most of the poem describe?

the sound of the evening
animals preparing for nightfall
creatures hunting for food at night
the way the weather changes at sunset

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Read lines 1 through 3 of the poem.  
Oh, pleasant eventide!
Clouds on the western side
Grow grey and grayer hiding the warm sun
Which words best describe the tone that the poet creates at the beginning of the poem?

concern for warmth
surprised alarm at day's end
enthusiasm for the time of day
disapproval of the weather pattern

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Read lines 6 and 7 of the poem.  Then read this dictionary entry for "screen."
screen  v.  1. to provide with a means to exclude insects  2. to shelter or conceal from view  3. to separate or sort  4. to use a method to determine suitability for a task
Which definition best matches the meaning of "screened" as it is used in lines 6 and 7?

definition 1
definition 2
definition 3
definition 4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which lines provide the best evidence that events in nature are repeated over many years?

"The very squirrel leaps from bough to bough
But lazily; pauses; and settles now
Where once he stored his food." (lines 8 through 10)
"Nibbling his fill he stops from time to time
And listens where he sits." (lines 19 and 20)
"Hark! that's the nightingale,
Telling the selfsame tale
Her song told when this ancient earth was young." (lines 31 through 33)
"Through all the hours of night until the dan
They sleep, forgetting fear." (lines 44 and 45)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which lines of the poem best demonstrate a gradual change that occurs during the evening?

lines 11 through 13
lines 16 through 20
lines 44 and 45
lines 54 and 55

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which word best describes most of the evening activity mentioned in the poem?

busy
lonely
strained
cooperative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which lines best show that the night is different from the evening?

lines 1 through 5
lines 11 through 15
lines 26 through 30
lines 56 through 60

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

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