Check for Understanding: Poetry Collection

What is the main message of 'Artist to Artist'?

• Making money is more important than following your dreams.

• It is hard to find a job as an artist.

• Sometimes people give up their dreams to take care of their family.

• Working at the post office is a fun job.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

What does the poem tell us about the speaker’s father?

• He wanted to be an artist but worked at the post office instead.

• He always wanted to work at the post office.

• He became a teacher instead of an artist.

• He never liked drawing.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What does the phrase 'feeling black and blue' mean in the poem?

• The father liked his blue uniform.

• The father worked so hard that he felt tired and worn out.

• The father was excited about his job.

• The father wanted to paint with black and blue colors.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the speaker carry on their father’s artistic talent?

• By writing colorful and creative stories.

• By becoming a painter like their father.

• By working at the post office.

• By helping their father paint pictures.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At the end of the poem, the speaker asks, 'What do you want to be?' What does this question mean?

• The father should find a new job.

• The speaker is asking what the father wants to do now that he is retired.

• The father wants to work at the post office again.

• The speaker does not know what to do next.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the main idea of 'Sepia'?

• Family history is important, and we can see ourselves in our relatives.

• Old photographs are hard to understand.

• The speaker doesn’t recognize their aunt.

• The color brown is very special.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How does the speaker feel when they see the old photo of their aunt?

• They don’t think it looks like their aunt.

• They are surprised that the girl in the picture looks like them.

• They are confused about who is in the picture.

• They think the photo is too old to understand.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

The poem describes 'soft, nostalgic brown.' What does this tell us about how the speaker feels?

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the main idea of "Spruce"?

• Music brings people together and creates joy.

• It is hard to learn how to play an instrument.

• You need to practice every day to be good at music.

• It is important to perform in front of an audience.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

How does the poet help us imagine the music in "Spruce"?

• By describing how the instruments look and sound.

• By telling us how hard it is to play music.

• By explaining why instruments are expensive.

• By saying that playing music is not important.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4