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Penny from Heaven

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Penny from Heaven
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which set of lines most help explain the main idea of the poem?

“A penny murmured to a purse: / ‘You feel so nice and smooth and warm—” (lines 1- 2)

‘And once when I was all her store, / A woman, parting with me, wept.” (lines 19-20)

‘A silent witness I have been, / Of life and death, of laughter, tears;’ (lines 21-22)

. “And so the penny to the purse, / (Until with sleep his eyes grew dim)” (lines 25-26)

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the speaker’s point of view influence how events in the poem are described?

The speaker is the penny and has a subjective point of view, so the reader is able to understand the penny’s feelings.

The speaker is the penny and has an objective point of view, so the reader can understand both the penny’s and the purse’s feelings.

The speaker has an objective point of view and lets the penny tell its own story rather than share her opinion.

The speaker has a subjective point of view and shares with the reader how she feels about the penny and the purse.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the fourth stanza, what does the penny mean by I’d have given worlds to stay?

The penny wanted to always remain with the same owner.

The penny wanted a rest from frequently changing owners

The penny wanted to travel around the world with its owner

The penny wanted to be traded to a different owner.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which stanza best supports the idea that life is both easy and difficult?

stanza 2

stanza 3

stanza 4

stanza 5

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CCSS.RL.5.2

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the poem, how are the penny and purse alike?

They have both been to many places

. They have both gone to sleep.

They both changed owners multiple times

They both are able to talk.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the poem, how do we know the penny is content?

The penny compliments the purse.

The penny compares the purse to other purses

The penny tells the purse that it is its favorite home.

The penny and purse converse

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on stanza 6, how might the penny be described?

as a trader

as an investor

as a wanderer

as an observer

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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