STAAR® BLITZ: AUTHOR'S USE OF LANGUAGE, DAY 3
Authored by Anabel Perez
English
4th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason the poet includes the language figurative in lines 1 and 2 of the poem?
Suggest that summer nights are too quiet for the speaker.
To emphasize what causes the speaker to wake up from his dream.
To describe the pleasant sights and sounds of summer nights
Suggest that summer nights are full of images and scary sounds.
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The images in the second stanza (lines 5-8) are the most Appeals to the reader's sense of -
ease
smell
touch
Sound
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In line 9, "their voices linger on the breeze" suggests that the sounds -
A. stay for a while
B. go away quickly
C. can be seen in the wind
D. become stronger over time
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the third stanza (lines 9-12), the poet uses figurative language to describe how the speaker hears the sounds on a summer night in order to evoke vivid imagery and a sensory experience.
To evoke vivid imagery and a sensory experience
To provide a literal description without emotion
To confuse the reader
To focus solely on the sound without any visual cues
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What theme does the poet express in the poem?
Dreams make life more interesting.
The sounds of nature can be comforting.
Adapting to change takes time.
It is important to defend what you believe.
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CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line helps the reader understand that the poet uses a first-person view in the poem?
On summer nights when the soft winds sigh, (line 1)
And countless stars caress the sky, (line 2)
I leave my window wide open (line 3)
The singing crickets, the mooing cows, (line 5)
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use the text to answer the following questions. Which verse best highlights the poet's use of alliteration? Select ONE highlighted line from the poem.
Highlighted line 1
Highlighted line 2
Highlighted line 3
Highlighted line 4
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
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