Poetry Sunset at Night

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

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.7.5

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

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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)

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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

• busy
• lonely
• strained
• cooperative

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5