A Blessing

What word describes the tone of "A Blessing"?

• playful

• peaceful

• sorrowful

• suspenseful

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In "A Blessing," which of the following represents the separation between people and animals?

• the highway

• the pasture

• the fence

• the woods

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

In "A Blessing," the speaker says the horses have been "grazing all day, alone." What does he mean by this?

• The horses have been grazing far from the school.

• The horses have been grazing apart from each other.

• The horses have been grazing without human company.

• The horses have been grazing one at a time, taking turns.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In which line from "A Blessing" is a simile used?

• They have come gladly out of the willows. . . .

• We step over the barbed wire. . . .

• They bow shyly as wet swans.

• I would like to hold the slenderer one in my arms. . . .

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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 the tone of "A Blessing"?

• playful

• peaceful

• sorrowful

• suspenseful

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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 these lines from "A Blessing."And the eyes of those two Indian poniesDarken with kindness.They have come gladly out of the willows. . . .Which words in these lines make the horses seem human?

• eyes, ponies

• ponies, kindness

• kindness, gladly

• gladly, willows

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In "A Blessing," what effect do the ponies have on the speaker?

• They make him feel sad.

• They bring up old memories.

• They cause him to take risks.

• They make him feel alive.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In "A Blessing," the speaker says the horses have been "grazing all day, alone." What does he mean by this?

• The horses have been grazing far from the city.

• The horses have been grazing apart from each other.

• The horses have been grazing without human company.

• The horses have been grazing one at a time, taking turns.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

At what time of day do the events in "A Blessing" take place?

• sunrise

• twilight

• midnight

• morning

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

In "A Blessing," what have the ponies come "out of the willows" to do?

• greet visitors

• watch cars

• graze in the woods

• play in the pasture

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5